by TEAM APEN | Feb 19, 2020 | Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Power to the Frontlines, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
This week, The James Irvine Foundation announced that our Executive Director, Miya Yoshitani, was named a 2020 Leadership Award recipient. The award comes with a grant of $250,000 to support APEN’s work to mobilize Asian immigrants and refugees to win groundbreaking...
by TEAM APEN | Feb 18, 2020 | Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Statewide, Stories
APEN Civic Engagement Coordinator Karen Yeung supervising an APEN canvasser My name is Karen, and I am APEN’s Civic Engagement Coordinator. When I first began volunteering for APEN, I learned that a lot of people are unable to live in a safe and healthy environment....
by TEAM APEN | Feb 18, 2020 | Events, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Statewide
Schools and Communities First is a ballot measure that would reclaim $12 billion a year for schools and public resources, making sure that shady corporations pay their fair share. Right now we are collecting signatures from voters across California to qualify Schools...
by TEAM APEN | Feb 12, 2020 | Climate Resilience, Events, Power to the Frontlines, Statewide, Stories
The time is now to #ReclaimOurPower! For years, our communities have borne the brunt of a corporate utility that values profit over our lives. Together, we are fighting to put an end to the power shutoffs, fires, multibillion-dollar bailouts for investors and...
by TEAM APEN | Oct 24, 2019 | Climate Resilience, Issues, Statewide, Stories
There is a need to better characterize and promote the notion of community resilience as part of broader adaptation strategies toward a vision that is deeply rooted in climate justice and equity. Various sectors are already implementing climate adaptation programs,...
by TEAM APEN | May 24, 2019 | Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Statewide, Stories
by Karen Yeung, APEN Civic Engagement Coordinator May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, when we take time to celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. From the first Asian American and Pacific Islander immigrants to the newcomers, all yearn...
