A selection of books about the history of Asian Americans’ activism in the U.S. Quote: “They have long been vocal about injustices — from resistance to racist immigration laws, anti-Chinese purges and lynchings to fighting against Japanese American incarceration, organizing labor strikes, advocating for civil rights and protesting against war, imperialism and police brutality.”

Endangered Language Alliance has just published a digital map of languages in New York City. It shows very rich linguistic diversity in Queens, especially with languages spoken in the pan-Asian region. Quote “38% of the city’s languages are from Asia (highest of any continent), dozens are Indigenous to the Americas”

In this series of virtual workshops, the Asian American Education Project will be showcasing our curriculum on the Asian American Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) experience. It is divided into themes to make it easier for educators to adapt the whole or part of the curriculum into their own practice.

Many AAPI residents in Queens are represented in this photo project by the NYT. Keeping Love Close: What does love look like in a time of hate? Asian and Asian-American photographers respond.

Crazy Rich Asians queen Gemma Chan, A-Major and M88 are partnering with podcast media studio QCODE for a table-read of Hold Still, Vincent which is based on the tragic, true events of Vincent Chin’s murder.

A NYT Opinion video about a high school student who shares her experience as an Asian American during COVID-19. The student links her experience as a Chinese American to the history of xenophobia during pandemics in the U.S.

The following are a handful of brands that we all use every day and were founded by Asian American: YouTube, LinkedIn, Zoom, DoorDash, Peloton, Pinterest, Yahoo!, Fitbit, Twitch, Old Navy, Forever 21, Opening Ceremony, Patreon, Care.com, Webflow, Gusto, Kickstarter, Snapchat, Honey, Rotten Tomatoes, Stitch Fix, Boxed, MyFitnessPal, Panda Express, Airtable, Notion, Minted, The Honest Company, LegalZoom, Nvidia, Credit Karma, The Hundreds, NerdWallet, Coursera, Mendocino Farms, Guitar Hero, GOAT, VSCO, Phillip Lim 3.1, Tatcha, Away, Vizio, Poshmark, Coffee Meets Bagel, SENREVE, Opendoor, NewEgg, ViewSonic, Yumi, Caviar, Zwift, Lime, Duo Security, Amplitude, Dang Foods Company, Nona Lim, Nautica, Pinkberry, Cruise Automation, Monster …

Due to a fire in Jackson Heights on April 6, 2021, all of the 133 units in a building were damaged and over 400 people have been displaced. The affected community is made up of majority low-income, working class, immigrant essential workers, many of who are from the Asian regions. There are a few fundraising efforts for people who have been affected by this fire. Please help our local community. Donation items drop-off (33-45 90th street Jackson Heights)

“Too many Asian Americans have been walking up and down the streets and worrying, waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety and the safety of their loved ones are at stake. They’ve been attacked, blamed, scapegoated, and harassed. They’ve been verbally assaulted, physically assaulted, killed… The conversation we had today with the AAPI leaders, and that we’re hearing all across the country, is that hate and violence often hide in plain sight. And it’s often met with silence. That’s been true throughout our history, but that has to change — because our silence is complicity. We cannot …