Make Us Visible

Tuesday was AAPI Night at the Brooklyn Nets season opening game at Barclays Center. Make Us Visible New York was invited to share about their work and enjoy the game in a VIP suite alongside Heart of Dinner 愛心餐. Basketball fans got to test their knowledge with AAPI trivia and win coloring books, stickers, and whistles from The Yellow Whistle. The excitement at the MUV NY table was at the level of Linsanity! (Jeremy Lin was one of our trivia answers 😁) Thank you to Dylan Prada of BSE Global/Barclays Center for having us as part of AAPI Night. Also, a shout out to our MUV Digital Communications Coordinator Jamie Li, MSW, who was in town from Florida and captured the fun night. [Video description: A montage of video and photo. The Make Us Visible New York table is set up in the walkway outside the court and seating. Coloring book pages, stickers, and propped up signs are displayed on the table. Volunteers interact with attendees, asking trivia questions, and excitedly cheering when they get the questions right. Attendees of all ages smile and pose with their gifted coloring books.] Christine Huang Helen S. Singson, J.D., GMS Kate Lee #MakeUsVisible #MakeUsVisibleNY #AAPINight #BrooklynNets #BarclaysCenter #Brooklyn #AAPI #NBA

Make Us Visible Washington hosted The Very Asian Foundation's 2nd Annual Sunday Funday Luncheon last week. Attendees gathered in Bellevue, Washington to recognize VAF's 2024 Creators Grant recipients and honor Jonathan Sposato of JoySauce. Attendees also enjoyed lunch, raffle prizes, and a dessert dash! We are grateful to Make Us Visible WA, the Very Asian Foundation, and all the local businesses who donated to support this event. Thank you for bringing folks together to shine a light on our shared experiences! 💛 #MakeUsVisible #MakeUsVisibleWashington #VeryAsian #VeryAsianFoundation #WashingtonState Michelle Li Gia Vang Soogi Hong Asian Counseling and Referral Service Devin C. Vita Grace Israel Cabanilla Angela Bahng Liza Javier Sinae Joy Cheh Lina Kim Lori Matsukawa Lori Matsukawa

Last month, Make Us Visible PA co-director Kenneth J. Hong and Make Us Visible VA director Chi Connie Park attended the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Policy Summit at the Norman Mineta Building in Washington, DC. They got to hear from Apex for Youth ambassador and former MUV education intern Jason Wong on the Youth Changemakers Forum discussing youth mental health. They also heard from AAPI Youth Rising founder and MUV advisory board member Mina Fedor on the same panel. The two MUV state chapters got to connect while hearing about how the federal government is partnering with AANHPI-serving organizations to advance our community's interests. Everyone in attendance made impactful connections, witnessed important conversations, and got inspired by our young AANHPI leaders! [Video description: A slideshow of photos. Kenneth Hong, Jason Wong, and Connie Park smile and pose in front of an elevated stage. Four youth and two adult facilitators speak on the stage. Captions read: Former M U V education intern Jason Wong speaks on the Young Changemakers Forum on mental health. Founder of AAPI Youth Rising and M U V advisory board member Mina Fedor also spoke on the panel. Helen Beaudreau speaks at a plexiglass podium. A selfie of Connie, Kenneth, and Helen with the Make Us Visible coloring book. Caption reads: Connie and Kenneth meet Helen Beaudreau, the new executive director of the White House Initiative on A A and N H P I's. Seven people, including Kenneth and Connie, dressed in business casual attire stand next to a blue banner standing up on the floor.] #MakeUsVisible #WHIAANHPI #AANHPI #WashingtonDC

We are excited to announce our inaugural advisory board! These 10 individuals will lend their expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to further advance Make Us Visible's mission of activating and empowering local communities to build curriculum and advocate for the integration of Asian American contributions, experiences, and histories in K-12 classrooms. We are grateful for their continued support and guidance. Learn more about each of them at https://lnkd.in/eirCBWtP #MakeUsVisible #AdvisoryBoard #NonProfit #AsianAmericanHistory Floyd Mori Mina Fedor Mike Watanabe Neal Patel Sue Ann Hong-Whitaker Brian Pang, PMP Jennifer Wu Wesley Nee Tina Wei Smith

Seeing the need to provide education reflective of all students, Delawareans testified in support of SB 297, which requires the teaching of AANHPI history as well as other racial, ethnic, and cultural histories in the state's K-12 classrooms. The bill was signed into law on September 26, 2024 with MUV Delaware volunteers as part of the historic moment. Delaware is now the 7th state to require AANHPI history in K-12 classrooms, after IL, NJ, CT, RI, FL, and WI. Congrats to all the volunteers, parents, teachers, students, and community-based organizations who came together to make this happen! Featured in this Reel: -State Representative Sophie Phillips, additional sponsor of SB 297 -Joseph “Joey” Lewis, Gilliam Fellow representative for the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League and speaking through an ASL interpreter -Alex Chen, undergraduate student at University of Pennsylvania -Devin Jiang, co-director of Make Us Visible Delaware -Kendall Massett, Executive Director of the Delaware Charter Schools Network -State Senator Bryan Townsend, primary sponsor of SB 297 -Britney Mumford, Executive Director of DelawareCAN: The Delaware Campaign for Achievement Now -Zachary, student at Shue Medill Middle School speaking through their Chinese Immersion Program teacher Want your state to be the 8th state to require Asian American history education? Get involved with a state chapter by filling out the Volunteer Interest Form at https://lnkd.in/eyY2HWKD We can't wait to have you as a part of our movement! [Video description: A montage of videos of Delawareans providing testimony in the state capitol, photos of volunteers and attendees at a Make Us Visible Delaware community launch, and M U V Delaware volunteers at the state capitol. Text reads: Concerned about the rise in anti-Asian American hate, Delawareans sought a long-term solution to prevent future incidents of bullying and violence. In May 20 24, Make Us Visible Delaware introduced S B 2 97 in the Delaware General Assembly. After passing unanimously in the Senate and House, S B 2 97 was signed into law by the Governor of Delaware in September 20 24. The video ends with photos of volunteers and lead bill sponsors surrounding the governor with the signed bill.] #MakeUsVisible #MakeUsVisibleDE #Delaware #AANHPI #AANHPIHistory #Education #Volunteer

Over 125 AANHPI-serving organizations across New York have come together urging the NY State Legislature to pass a law requiring the inclusion of AANHPI history in K-12 classrooms across the state. The organizations agree that this is a necessary step in bolstering the mental health and sense of belonging of AANHPI students. For all New Yorkers, it would foster a stronger sense of community and shared history, underlining the struggles and values that connect all of us as Americans. See the full list of organizations and read the press release at https://lnkd.in/ei2TGT_6 #MakeUsVisible #MakeUsVisibleNY #AANHPIHistory #AANHPI #NewYork Asian American Federation Apex for Youth Chinese-American Planning Council Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Mixed Asian Media The Asian American Education Project Asian Americans for Equality Mekong NYC Asian American Arts Alliance National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) - New York Chapter Arab American Association of New York Immigrant Social Services, Inc. SAPNA NYC Chhaya Community Development Corporation Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation Committee of 100 BURMESE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC Charles B. Wang Community Health Center Vietnam Heritage Center Museum of Chinese in America Blasian March Asian American Bar Association of New York Hālāwai NYC Filipino American National Historical Society - Metro New York Chapter OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates - Westchester & Hudson Valley Chapter Project by Project Bangladeshi American Social & Cultural Organization Apicha Community Health Center Herricks Muslim Families New York Coalition of AAPI Churches INDIAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF WESTCHESTER INC

Orlando's first Blasian Book Fair in September was a historic day for community, unity, and literacy! Over 220 folks came together to celebrate Black, Asian, and Blasian literary voices by enjoying performances, panels, and free books for all (over 330 books were taken home!). Last year, Make Us Visible Florida successfully championed the passage of a bipartisan bill to require the teaching of Asian American and Pacific Islander history in K-12 classrooms across the state. Since then, the team has focused on implementation by creating an engaging activity book and organizing the Blasian Book Fair to distribute free educational resources. Books from the day are already being used in classrooms. MUV FL looks forward to continuing this work together to ensure all students learn more about our histories! Blasian Book Fair was organized by Make Us Visible Florida and Blasian March in partnership with Kizzy's Books & More, FusionFest, and A Perfect Union Art Gallery. Blasian Book Fair was made possible by an amazing group of volunteers, special guests, authors, organizations, and in-kind donors coming together. Thank you to each and everyone of you! #MakeUsVisible #BlasianBookFair #Florida #Orlando #Bookstagram [Video description: A montage of video and photo from Blasian Book Fair, held inside a large, day-lit area of a mall. Attendees and volunteers wave at the camera, some behind book-lined tables. Activities include speaker panels, lion dance, vocal performance, DJ, flute performance, face painting, ribbon dance, Native American cultural tribute, book signings, and cosplay. Attendees smile with their book selections.] Scholastic, LEE & LOW BOOKS, Haymarket Books, Word Up Community Bookshop, Libreria Comunitaria, Simon & Schuster

October is National Arts & Humanities Month! This is a month to create and enjoy cultural works that explore the significance of our lives in our society and world. Arts and humanities include a wide range of subjects, including photography, dance, music, culinary arts, history, literature, law, anthropology, sociology and so much more. Today, we'll be highlighting AANHPI figures from our coloring books on our Instagram and Facebook Page. Follow us there to get inspired: Instagram: https://lnkd.in/e38dwki6 Facebook: https://lnkd.in/enmdsdfx Free digital downloads of our Make Us Visible coloring books are available at https://lnkd.in/eyY2HWKD #MakeUsVisible #ArtsAndHumanities #NationalArtsAndHumanitiesMonth

BREAKING NEWS! Delaware Governor John Carney has signed Make Us Visible Delaware's bill into law. Delaware will now join 6 other states in legislatively requiring the teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in K-12 public schools. Congratulations to MUV DE Co-Directors Devin Jiang and Yunfei Lou, MAS, the MUV DE team, and all the parents, students, educators, and community-based organizations who showed up and helped push this effort across the finish line.

Our Make Us Visible state chapter student volunteers are heading back to school, and we want to wish them an amazing school year! Volunteering provides so many opportunities for growth for our youth. They've been able to develop their communication skills, learn to be an advocate, discover their interests, and make new friends. This month, we're highlighting some of our student volunteers on Instagram and Facebook. Follow along with us! IG: https://lnkd.in/e38dwki6 FB: https://lnkd.in/enmdsdfx Our state chapters are looking for volunteers of all ages who want to build their skills and advocate for Asian American history inclusion. If you'd like to volunteer with a state chapter, fill out a Volunteer Interest Form: https://lnkd.in/eyY2HWKD #MakeUsVisible #BackToSchool #Volunteers #VolunteerOpportunity #YouthDevelopment