Asian American Anti-Racism Nonprofits
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Hate crimes against Asian-Americans spiked in 2020. These hate crimes are based on false allegations, racism and ignorance and will not be tolerated. Below is a list of anti-racism organizations helping protect Asian-American communities. Maintaining non-profits and organizations requires a lot of resources, so every donation counts!
Stop AAPI Hate
The Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University founded Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate after 2020's increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans. The California-based organization tracks and handles cases of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. To donate, visit stopaapihate.org, click the menu in the upper right and scroll down to "Donate."
Hate is a Virus
Hate is a Virus is another organization dedicated to calling out post-COVID-19 racism against Asian Americans. Tammy Cho, Michelle Hanabusa and Bryan Pham founded this nonprofit with three goals in mind: bringing awareness to Asian-American hate crimes, educating their community about effective responses to hate and racism, and providing monetary assistance to small Asian-owned businesses affected by COVID-19. To donate, visit hateisavirus.org and click "Donate Now" in the upper right corner.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is an affiliation of five local nonprofits dedicated to legally assisting Asian Americans and advocating for their civil and human rights. These organizations also educate Asian Americans about their legal rights, help immigrants gain citizenship and have processes for reporting anti-Asian American hate crimes. To donate, visit advancingjustice.org, scroll to visit your local nonprofit's site (Washington D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles or Atlanta) and click "Donate" in the upper right corner.
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum is dedicated to empowering, educating and legally advocating for Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls. The nonprofit is Chicago-based but operates nationwide, focusing on issues like reproductive rights, economic justice and immigrant rights. To donate, visit napawf.org and click "Donate" in the upper right corner.
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
The National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance is a federation of grassroots lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander organizations. They help smaller nonprofits to organize, collaborate and mobilize against anti-LGBTQ+ bias and anti-Asian American racism. To donate, visit nqapia.org and click "Donate" and the right side of the menu bar.
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
The Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) is a California-based environmental justice organization that advocates for cleaner and safer Asian-American communities. Currently, the organization is working to hold corporations accountable for their pollution, create more climate-resilient communities and limit harmful gentrification of Asian-American communities. To donate, visit apen4ej.org and click "Donate" in the upper right corner.
South Asian Americans Leading Together
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is a nationwide nonprofit that advocates for racial justice, works to empower smaller South Asian American organizations, and educates the public about issues afflicting South Asian American communities. To donate, visit saalt.org and click "Donate" on the right side of the menu bar.
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) works to legally defend Asian American communities. They litigate and comment on pivotal cases for the Asian American communities, supply legal resources to grassroots Asian American nonprofits, educate Asian Americans about their legal rights and help train the next generation of Asian American legal advocates. To donate, visit aaldef.org and click "Donate" on the right side of the menu bar.