Press Releases
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Awards More than $6 Million to Movement Building Groups Across the U.S. (March 2024)
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Selects Five Accomplished Asian American and Pacific Islander American Artists for New Creative Catalyst Fellowship (November 15, 2023)
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Awards $5.4 Million in 2023 to Bolster AAPI Civic Participation and Strengthen Multi-Racial Democracy in the U.S. (May 9, 2023)
- Asian American Voters Pivotal to Rep. Susie Lee’s Win in Nevada’s Third Congressional District (November 11, 2022)
- New Poll: Asian American Voting Power in 2022 Midterm Elections (November 9, 2022)
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Awards $3.6 Million in General Operating Support to Movement Building Groups Across the Country (July 26, 2022)
- New Issue Brief Highlights Urgent Need for AAPI Communities to Actively Participate in Police Reform (May 3, 2022)
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Launches National Project to Raise Visibility for AAPI Leaders in Public Discourse (April 19, 2022)
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Launches New Look and Resources on its Movement Hub (February 1, 2022)
- AAPI Fund Awards More Than $7.5 Million in Grants (September 29, 2021)
- Asian Americans Could Help Flip One of the Most-Watched Suburban Congressional Districts (November 4, 2020)
- AAPI Artists Hope Their Creations Spur Voter Turnout Through #VotingTogether Campaign (October 19, 2020)
- Anti-Racism Network Launched to Respond to Hate Against AAPI Communities (October 1, 2020)
- New Report: AAPI Voters Are a Powerful Bloc at the Polls, But Barriers Make it Hard for Them to Cast Ballots (September 2, 2020)
In the News
- The Bridgespan Group [April 2, 2024]: Using All the Tools in the Toolkit: Funding Advocacy for Social Change
- Inside Philanthropy [March 28, 2024]: How the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund is Working to Mobilize Voters and Build Power
- Skoll Foundation [March 14, 2024]: From Trauma to Solidarity: How Healing Intergenerational Trauma Leads to Social Change
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy [March 13, 2024]: Grants Roundup
- 91.5 KJZZ [December 19, 2023]: These Arizona artists are encouraging Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to vote next fall
- The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint [December 20, 2022]: A Deep Dive into LA Politics, Post-Racist Recordings
- NBC Asian America [November 18, 2022]: Nevada is 1 of 5 states with over 10% Asian Americans. Both parties courted vote, but Dems won out
- AsAm News [November 9, 2022]: New poll finds AAPI voters may have helped Dems over the line
- New York Times [August 13, 2022]: Asian American Voters Rallied for Democrats in 2020. Will They Again?
- Philanthropy News Digest [August 8, 2022]: AAPI Civic Engagement Fund awards $3.6 million for racial justice
- Inside Philanthropy [June 1, 2022]: Here Are 5 of the Top Funders Supporting AAPI Causes
- Politico [May 3, 2022]: A Change is Gonna Come?
- LA Times [April 5, 2022]: Asian Americans are having ‘the talk’ about racism for the first time — with their parents
- Harvard Gazette [April 4, 2022]: “Taeku Lee Joins Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences”
- NBC Asian America [April 1, 2022]: ” Asian Americans call out Rep .Tim Ryan for airing ad that’s ‘rife with Sinophobia’”
- Surdna Foundation [March 16, 2022]: “Sustaining Support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders”
- Axios [December 10, 2021]: “Scoop: Soros Group Investing $40M in Underfunded Communities, Including Asian Americans”
- Boston University News Service [November 23, 2021]: “Wu’s Mayoral Victory Brings “One Giant Ray of Hope” for Asian Americans”
- PR Newswire [November 4, 2021]: “Nat Expansion of AAPI Women’s Political Initiative to Increase Influence of 30,000 AAPI Young Women by 2023”
- The Chicago Reporter [September 28, 2021]: “Census 2020: Asian Americans Stand to be Heard”
- Voice of America [August 3, 2021]: “Asian Americans Emerge as Force in US Politics”
- Nonprofit Quarterly [June 15, 2021]: “Lightening in a Bottle”
- W Magazine [May 28, 2021]: ““Unbound” Unfastens Asian American Identity from the Western Gaze”
- L.A. Times [May 26, 2021]: “Essential Politics: How Trump Motivated Asian Americans to vote for Biden and Harris”
- Every Child Thrives [May 25,2021]: “Facing the Pandemic of Hate”
- Penta Quarterly [May 24, 2021]: “Ford Foundation Pledges US$150 Million to Empower Asian Pacific Communities”
- Ms. [May 17, 2021]: “Refuting Revisionists’ Attempts to Whitewash Atrocities Committed Against “Comfort Women”
- Inside Philanthropy [April 26, 2021]: “From the “Who” to the “What”: the Skoll Foundation Clarifies Its Priorities”
- Inside Philanthropy [April 14, 2021]: “Wake-Up Call: Anti-Asian Hate and Philanthropy’s Role in an Intersectional Justice Movement”
- Blue Tent [April 6, 2021]: “Democrats and Progressives Reckon with an Apparent Rightward Shift of Immigrant Voters”
- Inside Philanthropy [April 5, 2021]: “How Funders Are Fighting Anti-Asian Hate”
- Our Body Politic [April 2, 2021]: “How Georgia’s Draconian Voting Restrictions Threaten the Constitution, Why Congressman James Clyburn Says We Can’t Prevent Another Insurrection, and Jemele Hill on Why Athletes Won’t Ever ‘Shut Up and Dribble.”
- NBC News [March 31, 2021]: “Asian American Voter Rates in Georgia Hit Record High. How Voting Bill Threatens Progress”
- UCLA [March 29, 2021]: “Anti-Racism Resources for Asian Americans Offered on Centralized Website”
- USA Today [March 29, 2021]: “How to Support the Asian American Community with Your Dollars Amid Rise in Anti-Asian Attacks”
- Hospitality Net [March 23, 2021]: “Supporting The Asian And Pacific Islander Community”
- The White House [March 4, 2021]: “Readout of the White House’s Listening Session with Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders on Rising Hate Crimes and Incidents Against Asian American Communities”
- NBC News [January 7, 2021]: “Asian American Lawmakers Describe Being Concerned for Marginalized Groups during Capitol Violence”
- Time [December 24, 2020]: “Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ Record Turnout Helped Flip Georgia Blue. Now They Could Shape the Future of the Senate”
- NBC News [December 15, 2020]: “How Asian American 1st-Time Voters Who Helped Flip GOP District are Mobilizing for Georgia Runoff”
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy [December 4, 2020]: “Asian American Nonprofits Hope to See More Anti-Racism Money Directed Their Way”
- The New York Times [November 25, 2020]: “A New Political Force Emerges in Georgia: Asian-American Voters”
- Vox [November 14, 2020]: “What We Know About Who Asian American Voters Supported in the Election”
- Huffington Post [November 11, 2020]: “Kamala Harris’ Historic Candidacy Helped Asian American Turnout Soar”
- Ms. [October 22, 2020]: “Why We Need More AAPI Women in Elected Office”
- Forbes [October 21, 2020]: “America Might Have 99 Problems —But These Creative Voices Are Making Sure The Youth Vote Isn’t One”
- UCLA Research Center [October 2, 2020]: “UCLA Research Center Develops Online Anti-Racism Hub Focusing on Asian Americans”
- New Yorker [August 16, 2020]: “Do V.P. Picks Matters?”
- Newsweek [August 12, 2020]: “Biden’s Choice of Kamala Harris is Historic—And Necessary”
- The Hill [July 14, 2020]: “Asian Americans and All People of Color Need the Right to Mail Voting”
- Philanthropy News Digest [June 25, 2020]: “5 Questions for…EunSook Lee, Director, AAPI Civic Engagement Fund”
- UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge [March 30, 2020]: “Building the Narrative Power of AAPI Communities”
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy [March 2, 2020]: “Leader Helps Mobilize Asian Americans for Big Impact in Elections”
- Forbes [September 18, 2019]: “The Spike In Political Mobilization Of Women Of Color In The U.S. Will Define 2020”
- Philanthropy News Digest [August 19, 2019]: “Report Highlights Role of Women of Color in 2018 Midterm Elections”
- AsAmNews [August 15, 2019]: “Women of Color ‘Poised to Play a Pivotal Role’ in 2020 Elections, New Report Finds”
- New York Times [August 13, 2019]: “Why Trump Fears Women of Color”
- The Atlantic [September 12, 2016]: “Why Are Asian Americans Politically Invisible?”