Viewed as perpetual foreigners, the AAPI community is no stranger to racism and xenophobia in this country. We have seen firsthand the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. We have felt the pain of families torn apart with the increased deportations and criminalization of Southeast Asian community members. And we have witnessed hate violence against Muslim or perceived-to-be Muslim friends and family.
Painted as the “model minority,” we are also pitted against other immigrants and communities of color. Marching for justice after the beating of Rodney King at our founding convention, APALA is proud of our deep roots of solidarity and resistance. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, APALA will keep fighting for all communities under oppression.
Painted as the “model minority,” we are also pitted against other immigrants and communities of color. Marching for justice after the beating of Rodney King at our founding convention, APALA is proud of our deep roots of solidarity and resistance. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, APALA will keep fighting for all communities under oppression.
Our racial and immigrant justice work currently focuses on:
Check out our previous work -- In December, 2015, APALA, with our coalition partners, published a first-of-its-kind report, “AAPI Behind Bars,” which exposes mass criminalization and incarceration, and the school to prison to deportation pipeline haunting many AAPI communities.
- Opposing this administration’s policies designed targeting, silencing, and oppressing our community members.
- Protect family unity by defending family immigration and supporting comprehensive immigration reform, as a Value Our Families coalition member. You can GET INVOLVED by calling Congress or sharing your own family immigration story.
Check out our previous work -- In December, 2015, APALA, with our coalition partners, published a first-of-its-kind report, “AAPI Behind Bars,” which exposes mass criminalization and incarceration, and the school to prison to deportation pipeline haunting many AAPI communities.
Racial and Immigrant Justice Resources
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