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Inception
“Queer Allyship in APIDA Communities” was conceived as part of the Asian American Organizing Project’s (AAOP) Summer 2020 Gender Justice Research Cohort. The project was created and implemented by cohort members Haruka Yukioka, Selena Vue, and Siena Iwasaki Milbauer. It was supervised by AAOP staff members Serena Hodges and VangXor Xiong.
“Queer Allyship in APIDA Communities” was created as a participatory action research (PAR) project. This means that engagement with community and valuing the voices of community members was a key component of the research process. It also means that turning the results of the research into potential actionable steps was a consistent goal throughout the project. For suggested action steps based on the study’s results, please see the “Future Uses” section of this report.
Project Goals
The main goals for “Queer Allyship in APIDA Communities” were:
- Identify what queer-identifying APIDAs need from their APIDA allies
- Identify what APIDA allies need to become better allies
- Survey and interview at least 20-25 people
- Quantitative portion specifically: Determine general satisfaction of queer APIDAs and APIDA allies with current state of allyship and allyship resource availability in APIDA communities
- Qualitative portion specifically: Provide significant body of qualitative information regarding queer APIDAs’ and APIDA allies’ experiences (notable because of general lack of information on these topics)
- With future actionable steps in mind:
- Help determine what resources AAOP could create for APIDA allies and queer APIDAs
- Help guide further research
In the opinion of the researchers, these goals were met through the completion of the project
Conclusion:
Conducted during the summer of 2020, “Queer Allyship in APIDA Communities” was a research study that sought to investigate the state of allyship in APIDA communities and identify what resources would be most helpful to improve allyship in APIDA communities. Through quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews, the project yielded informative data on those topics. The findings from “Queer Allyship in APIDA Communities” are important and interesting in their own right, butwill also serve as a compelling springboard for further research and actionable steps.
Acknowledgements:
Researchers: HarukaYukioka, Selena Vue, and Siena Iwasaki Milbauer
Supervisors: Serena Hodges and Vang Xor Xiong
The whole “Queer Allyship in APIDA Communities” team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the 20 study participants. Their anonymous contributions are what made this study possible, and we thank them for their time and insights.
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