Opinion: To build stronger Asian and Pacific Islander communities, we must reject stereotypes [Opinion]
and its popular salt and pepper chicken wings in National City and Mira Mesa, and many fresh options for Hawaiian poke bowls. That barely touches the surface for restaurants and does not at all consider the multitudes of other industries and professions the local Asian and Pacific Islander community represents. The 2022 U.S. Census reportsof San Diego County residents identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. I am one of them.
With May being Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it is necessary to challenge how we leverage resources, define privilege, and meet the needs various Asian and Pacific Islander groups face. While there is shared community and similarities that bring connection and allyship across Asian and Pacific Islander subgroups — including an affinity to gather around food, maybe most likely — Asian and Pacific Islander communities aren’t homogeneous.
A simple online search makes it clear there are local Asian and Pacific Islander nonprofits, organizations and community services working to break some ground and to address stigma and support challenges. They are the Asian Pacific American Coalition, the San Diego API Coalition, the San Diego Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, the San Diego Chinese Women’s Association and the Union of Pan Asian Communities, just to name a handful.
In 2021, the Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy’s latest report, “Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities,” found Asian and Pacific Islander communities were designatedawarded by U.S. foundation funding, which is only 0.2 percent of all U.S. grantmaking.
There will always be competition for such funds, but there is a real need for increased Asian and Pacific Islander mental health support because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was highlighted in a
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