Asian American Racial Justice Resources
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit – is a project of love from the grassroots, from and by Asian American communities. As Asian Americans, we believe that our liberation is tied to Black liberation and we continue to dream about a world where all of our people will be free. The toolkit would not have been possible without the following organizations and individuals:
Book(s)
- Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
- Everyone was Kung Fu Fighting by Vijay Prasad
- Karma of Brown Folks by Vijay Prasad
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
- Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
- Strangers from Different Shores by Ronald Takaki
- The Body Papers: A Memoir by Grace Ralusan
- The Making of Asian America: A History by Erica Lee
- Unsettled by Eric Tangs
- Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White by Frank Wu
- You have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar
International Organization(s)
Local Austin, Asian Supermarket
- 99 Ranch
- Asahi Imports
- Filipino Asian Market
- Hana World Market
- Hana Yang Market
- Hong Kong SuperMarket
- MT Supermarket
Local Austin, Texas Community Organization
- Asian American Resource Center – City of Austin
- Asian Family Support Services of Austin
- Asian Census Committee
- Austin Asian Community Health Initiative
- Austin Asian American Film Festival
- Austin Queer Asian
- KHUSHATX
- Quarenteam
- South Asian’s International Volunteer Association
Local Houston, Texas Community Organization
- Collective of Houston Asian Americans – CHAA
- OCA Greater Houston
- South Asian Youth in Houston United
Local Austin, Texas Community Organization
- Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Justice in San Antonio
- Asian American Alliance of San Antonio
- Asian Pacific American Film Club of San Antonio
- Filipinos of San Antonio Texas
Mental Health Resources
- Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) – to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community. AMHC aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.
- Brown Girl Therapy – First/largest mental health community for children of immigrants
- Deaf Counseling – Deaf Counseling Center is a Deaf-owned and operated counseling and consulting practice staffed by Deaf licensed professional therapists. We specialize in working with Deaf people and their families.
- Defining Wellness Centers on BIPOC Addiction Resources
- Fireweed Collective – offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens.
- Granite Recovery Centers on LGBTQ & Addiction
- Inclusive Therapists – online directory that matches people with culturally responsive, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist that celebrates your identity
- National Queer And Trans Therapists Of Color Network – (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). They work at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into both of these spaces. Their overall goal is to increase access to healing justice resources for QTPoC.
- Pride Counseling – Professional online counseling for the LGBTQ community. Get matched to a licensed therapist. Communicate via phone, video, and messaging.
- Additional resources
News Outlet(s)
National Organization(s)
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- Asian and Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment
- Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies
- Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
- Hollaback!
- Ka Lei Hali’a O Ka Lokelani
- Mixed Asian Media Fest
- Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence
- PIK2AR – Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources
- Sikh Coalition
National Organizations Specifically for Disabilities
National Organizations Specifically for LGBTQIA+
- Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community
- KhushDC
- National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
- Mooneaters Collective
- The Asian Pride Project
- The Dragon Fruit Project
- The Sticky Rice Project
- SALGA (South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association)
- South Asian Queer + Trans Collective
Podcast(s)
- Asian American: The Ken Fong Podcast
- AsianBossGirl
- Design Talk Hawai‘i
- Hawai‘i Shoots: How Do You Shoot That?
- Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP)
- In bold company
- It’s Lit with PhDJ
- Lost Podcast: The Transmission
- Model Majority
- Nancy
- Self Evident: Asian America’s Stories
- The Bánh Mì Chronicles
- The Blue Hawai‘i Podcast
- The Solid Podcast by Doc Rock
- Vietnamese Boat People
Professional Development(s)
State-Wide Resources in Texas
Scholarships
- AANAPISI Scholarship
- APIA Scholarship Program
- Chinese Rainbow Network (CRN) Scholarship
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program
- Point Foundation
- And more…
Youtube Video
- Alice Wong – “Resisting Ableism: Disabled People and Human Gene Editing”
- Asian Americans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- ASIAN | How You See Me
- How Income Inequality Became A Big Issue Among Asian Americans
- How Movies And Tv Shows Dehumanize And Hypersexualize Asian Americans | Good Morning America
- The Lotus Blossom Stereotype – Dangers of the Asian Fetish
- The ‘model Minority’ Myth About The Asian American Pacific Islander Community Is Harmful. Here’s Why
- The Model Minority Trope, Explained
- The Racialization of Undocumented Asians
- The Struggles Of Being An Asian American | Refinery29
- Tracing The Evolution Of Asian-Pacific Islander LGBTQ Nightlife Spaces | NBC Asian America
- We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate with the Try Guys
- Where Did The “Asian Fetish” Come From?
- Why We Should’ve Seen the Atlanta Shootings Coming | The Daily Social Distancing Show
Resources was adapted by the following reference(s):
- “As an Asian-American, I’m Tired of Being Racially Gaslit By My Peers” – Jennifer Li
- Op-Ed: Working in Solidarity to Address Anti-Asian Violence and Xenophobia” – Christa Grant, Gretchel Hathaway, and D Ekow King, Insight into Diversity
- “Addressing Anti-Asian Racism in the University” – Hae Yeon Choo, Inside Higher Ed
- Scholarships for Asian American Pacific Islander Students – Best Colleges
- 18 Awesome Scholarships for Asian American Students for 2021 – Kelly Lamano
- 32 Asian American Scholarships – Tré Norman
- The Model Minority Trope, Explained – The Take
- Why Do We Call Asian Americans The Model Minority? | AJ+ – AJ+
- Why it’s time to retire the term ‘Asian Pacific Islander’ – Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times