Power in Community
Stories of Impact from Our Coalition
In 2021, Asian American Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON) embodied our new identity, AAPI Equity Alliance, capturing our mission and the strength and impact of our members. The advancements we’ve made thus far for racial equity, health equity and civic engagement for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are possible thanks to our supporters and partners.
AAPI Equity Alliance is proud to share our 2021 – 2023 Community Impact Report: Power in Community showcasing the stories of impact from our coalition of over 40 member organizations and partners!
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Achievements & Milestones
Fighting for Racial Equity
- Launched Stop AAPI Hate and received more than 11,400 stories of hate in three years, driving advocacy towards community-centered, non-carceral solutions.
- Serving as the Los Angeles Regional Lead for 42 grantees under California’s Stop the Hate program which supports nearly 200 organizations to deliver services and support to survivors of hate.
- Developed a resource directory in nine languages and supported a GoFundMe campaign that raised $1.4 million for victims, survivors and families impacted by the Monterey Park tragedy.
Closing the Health Equity Gap
- Deployed around 90 Community Health Workers (CHW), under the Community Health Worker Outreach Initiative, to serve as essential lifelines to in-language and culturally appropriate health services for AAPI communities and beyond.
- Piloted the Domestic Violence Prevention Project across five Asian American communities to stop violence across generations through two key factors: gender equity and empathy.
Building Community Power
- Mobilized AAPI communities with the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Census Collaborative to complete the 2020 Census and ensure our diverse communities were accurately counted and represented.
- Preserved the integrity of historic AAPI communities; Koreatown, Historic Filipinotown, Thai Town, Little Tokyo and Chinatown; through coalition building and community dialogue during the 2021 redistricting process.
- Secured three additional vote centers for historic AAPI communities and eliminated systematic barriers to voting during the 2022 primary election.
- Provided critical information regarding 13 ballot measures in the AAPI Equity Alliance Voter Guide in 15 languages leading up to the 2022 general election.
- Bridging the gap between AAPIs and career opportunities at all levels of government through the AAPI Resume Bank, consisting of more than 100 AAPIs who seek to create a more just society.
- Engaging more than 300 AAPIs interested in local government and politics through a new initiative, the Los Angeles Teach-In Series.
