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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF API-ACT

by YAC Member
September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

Posted by all YAC members API-ACT(Asian Pacific Island Activism and Community Teach-Out) is an annual week-long summer program held by APILO for Bay Area youth. It focuses on activism and social justice issues in our communities through the education of history, identities, and issues… Read More »

YAC HOSTS ITS 17TH ANNUAL THAT’S NOT LOVE TALENT SHOW

by YAC Member
July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

Posted by all YAC members It was raining outside. Cold and stormy. But the VSCO Headquarters in Oakland, California was burning with passion, talent, and excitement. Pink and purple balloons were sprawled around the ground from the elevators to the far back of the… Read More »

OUSD TEACHERS STRIKE

by YAC Member
March 18, 2019May 28, 2019

Posted by Eujean Do On February 21 to March 3, Oakland teachers went on strike for better wages, smaller class sizes, and more funding for specialized education. Teachers have asked for a 12 percent increase over 3 years, smaller class… Read More »

THE FIGHT FOR STUDENT VISIBILITY AND EQUITY

by YAC Member
March 14, 2019March 22, 2021

Posted by Vivian Wu and Kathy Liang Seven days of strike backed up by a 2,206 to 105 vote from the teacher union. 97% of OUSD students not in school. Over $7 million lost from OUSD. Yet still, the final… Read More »

YAC ATTENDS IWAY’S LIFTING THE VOICES OF API YOUTH TALENT SHOW

by YAC Member
February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

Posted by Vivian Wu and Kathy Liang On a chill evening, YAC members Kathy and Vivian joined the warm crowd of IWAY’s API Talent Show: Lifting the Voices of API Youth. IWAY stands for “Improving the Wellness of Asian Youth,” and they are part of a… Read More »

SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEPORTATION

by YAC Member
January 17, 2019March 9, 2019

Posted by Eujean Do An increase in deportations of Southeast Asian-Americans has been having a devastating impact on our API communities. Many Southeast Asian-Americans immigrated to the U.S. as refugees of wars, bombings, and genocide that occured in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos that… Read More »