Asian American and Pacific Islander communities sustain our histories, cultures, joy and power all year long. Our work toward collective freedom continues in solidarity. As Grace Lee Boggs said, “The time has come for us to reimagine everything...It’s up to us to reimagine the alternatives and not just protest against them and expect them to do better.”

We are ancestors in training. We are AAPIs rising.

In remembering our collective power and path toward freedom, please watch and share this short video. Translated versions of the video can be found here.

Resistance is our Heritage is a campaign created and supported by the Asian American Leaders Table, a network of local and national Asian American organizations that convened in the wake of the pandemic to address the rise in anti-Asian racism and violence.

The Asian American Leaders Table is led by an advisory council, including:

• Aarti Kohli, Asian Law Caucus 

• Alvina Yeh, APALA

• Timmy Lu, AAPI FORCE

• DJ Kuttin Kandi, Asian Solidarity Collective

• Mike Ishii, Tsuru for Solidarity

• Sera Koulabdara, Legacies of War