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What's AAP, Lucy Shen? Youth Mentorship
What's AAP today? In our season finale, Lucy Shen (ADEM AD 25) joins us to talk about youth mentorship. We also discuss the 'model minority', post-graduation networks, and how we became progressives confronting institutions.
Below are some resources for getting involved with youth mentorship:
Engage Fremont Coalition: http://engagefremont.com/
Bay Area Resource Generation organizer training program: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NGUcWYtAc4ZfT1sMv6hEZGa7mp7faiD9RUmTdpJ91as/edit
Resource Generation: https://resourcegeneration.org/
SJ Strong mentorship program: https://www.instagram.com/sj.strongmentor/?hl=en
South Bay Youth Changemakers: https://www.youthchangemakers.org/summer-program
APIENC summer organizer program: https://apienc.org/2021/02/01/2021-summer-organizer-program-apply-by-march-1st/ -
What's AAP, Katie Wang and Bryan Sih? Housing Rights
What's AAP, everyone? In today's episode, we're joined by Katie Wang and Bryan Sih from Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (CCED) LA. We talk about the CCED, some recent legal battles for affordable housing in Los Angeles, gentrification, and how the organization has been addressing their activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What's AAP, Austin Tam? Disabilities
In this episode, Austin Tam, (Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, ADEM) joins us to talk about disabilities--mental and physical--and its stigma in AAPI communities, as well as ways to improve moving forward.
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What's AAP, everyone? Lunar New Year
Have a Happy and safe Lunar New Year!
In this special episode, the whole team discusses about the Lunar New Year and their experiences stemming from different cultures.
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What's AAP? A PSA
This is a quick update that we are moving to a bi-weekly schedule! Keep the discussion up on social media! Thank you for your loyal support.
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What's AAP, Susan Park? Mutual Aid
In this episode, Susan Park, mutual aid organizer/activist/entrepreneur, joins us to discuss the role of mutual aid in AAPI communities.
Susan Park lives with a mission to give as much as she can to those who are in need. Not only is she the founder of AA4H (Asian Americans For Housing and Environmental Justice), she converted her family-owned restaurant Revolutionario Tacos to a mutual aid hub providing culture-specific food to those who need food assistance, particularly elders. She is also a founder and editor of Gidra Magazine.