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Having Hard Conversations with Your Family on LGBTQ Experiences The Hmong Minnesota Student Association (HMSA) at the University of Minnesota (UMN) hosted their 11th Annual Hmong Minnesota Leadership Conference (HMLC) on Saturday, April 6th. The conference invited local Hmong community
Bringing Community Forward We end Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Tenzin Pelmo sharing her own story. Tenzin Pelmo was one of the leading board members of Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) in Minnesota. In addition to providing services for
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the women in your lives. The official site, International Women’s Day, states that it is the “global holiday celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day
For Immediate Release December 20, 2018 Contact Linda Her Executive Director, AAOP linda@aaopmn.org Just weeks before the holidays, the Trump administration has ramped up its cruel efforts to separate Southeast Asian families. On Monday, December 17th, between 35-40 Cambodian Americans
Asian American Organizing Project Builds Community Power for Upcoming Midterm Elections In the weeks leading up to the Midterm Elections, Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP) has been engaging with the local Asian American community through door knocking, phone banking, and
This upcoming Midterm Elections are an important election in determining which direction the U.S. government will move towards. In just the state of Minnesota, over 130 seats are up for re-election. Each seat and each representative can flip to any
AAOP’s Organizing Fellowship Wraps Up for the Summer As the summer draws to a close, so does Asian American Organizing Project’s Summer Organizing Fellowship program. The Fellowship program at AAOP is a 3 month paid internship program that invites
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2018 Linda Her linda@aaopmn.org 651.274.1440 Ekta Prakash ekta.prakash@capiusa.org 612.767.3661 Ignite Minnesota Asian Power (IMAP) Launches to Build Asian Civic Power Twin Cities, MN — Minnesota Civic Engagement Co-Conveners
For Immediate Release July 18, 2018 Contact Linda Her Executive Director, AAOP linda@aaopmn.org AAOP condemns the U.S. Visa Sanctions on Laos and Burma Washington, DC – On July 10th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued visa
The 2018 Cohort includes graduating college students and teachers, new and experienced, from across the U.S. and locally. Last month, AAOP welcomed a cohort of eight Organizing Fellows. Organizing Fellows spend 6-12 months connecting with local nonprofits around the Twin