by TEAM APEN | May 15, 2019 | Statewide, Stories
A photo essay by Seng So, APEN State Organizer Forty-four years ago on April 17th, 1975, Khmer Rouge forces entered Cambodia’s capital seeking to implement an agrarian revolution. Families were torn apart and forced into labor camps throughout Cambodia’s countryside....
by TEAM APEN | May 13, 2019 | Events, Oakland, Richmond, Statewide, Stories
Last month, half a dozen of APEN’s founders — leaders who made our early beginnings in 1993 possible — had a reunion at my house for a Sunday lunch. We ate, laughed, shared space, and told stories about what it was like in those early years when we set out to create...
by TEAM APEN | May 9, 2019 | Climate Resilience, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Power to the Frontlines, Statewide, Stories
APEN Richmond Youth Leaders at the Solidarity to Solutions Summit. Photo by Megan Zapanta. The state capitol is not that far away, but sometimes, it feels like another planet — especially now that bills are entering Appropriations, one of the least transparent parts...
by TEAM APEN | Mar 14, 2019 | Climate Resilience, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Statewide, Stories
Last year, hundreds of APEN members got together to take on the issues that matter most — rising energy costs, skyrocketing rents, and hazardous living conditions that are destabilizing our communities. Together, we created a solution that makes it possible for...
by TEAM APEN | Nov 13, 2018 | Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Statewide, Stories
The election is over, but our movement keeps growing. Read on for a reflection on the 2018 elections by Political Director Mabel Lam. So much happened this week. We won hard-fought victories and faced heartbreaking losses. Now is the time to celebrate, to mourn, to...
by TEAM APEN | Oct 29, 2018 | Oakland, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Stories
APEN is proud to support Proposition 10, the Affordable Housing Act. Read on to find out why you should vote #YesOn10 on November 6. Our members are working-class Asian Americans from all walks of life — and they have been telling us for years that one of their top...
