Feel free to link my website to yours, and let me know so I can check out your website also (if I haven't already :) )! Let me know if any of the sites need updating, and what other sites you think should be included.
Asian
American:
Alliance
Working for Asian Rights & Empowerment
The organization was formed in September, 1993 as a grassroots, community
support and advocacy group for Asians and Pacific Islanders in Orange
County to fight police harrassment.
Anti-Asian
Violence Network
Listing of organizations that fight against Anti-Asian violence
ARCHIPELAGO, INC.
A halo-halo of Asian expression
Asia Pacific Online Network Of Women In Governance, Politics, And Transformative Leadership
Asian & Pacific Islanders
Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA)
APICHA's mission is to combat AIDS-related discrimination and to support,
empower, and enhance the quality of life of A&Pis in the New York
City area - particularly community members living with AIDS and HIV infection
- through client services, education, and technical assistance, community
organizing, coalition-building, policy analysis, and research.
Asian American Community Services (AACS)
Non-profit Organization serving to the needs of Asian Community in Central
Ohio.
Asian American Legal Defense
& Education Fund
It's the first legal rights organization on the East Coast serving Asian
Americans. Founded by a group of lawyers, law students and community activists
who believed that the law should be used as a tool to achieve social and
economic justice for Asian Americans and all Americans.
Asian American Writers' Workshop
The Workshop is the premiere resource for writers, readers and publishers
on literature written by Asians living in America. And operates The Asian
American Bookseller - the most comprehensive collection of Asian American
books and magazines in the country. You can now browse the bookstore and
purchase online. I love these guys!
AsiangURLs.com
AsiangURLs.com strives to be a web-community for women of Asian cultures
and promote the interests of Asian and Asian American women.
Asians in America Project
A
national clearinghouse for news and information on Asian America. Featuring
an organizations directory, a community bulletin board, an online museum
and a daily news section.
Big Bad Chinese
Mama
Hilarious site that mocks mail order brides and geisha complexes.
Blacklava
"Clothing for a new state of mind." Blacklava is a grass roots
organization whose mission is to raise questions about how Asian Americans
are viewed in today's society. They make some consciousness-raising kick
ass tees.
Building Characters
T-shirts featuring embroidered Chinese characters, Japanese kanji, Asian
symbols.
CAAAV: Organizing Asian
Communities
"As an organization founded by Asians for Asians, CAAAV approaches this
by examining, documenting, exposing, and struggling against a particular
form of racist violence: anti-Asian violence."
CACF - Coalition for Asian
American Children & Families
They work to improve the well being of Asian American children in New
York City. "We seek to increase services for Asian American families struggling
with poverty, social isolation, limited education, and cultural and language
barriers."
Dance Theater Workshop's Mekong
Project
The site includes fantastic images, video, research and contact information
about Dance Theater Workshop's ongoing program in the Mekong River basin
region..
generationRICE
An online magazine that celebrates the Asian and Asian American experience
to inform, revolutionize, and inspire.
Hawai'i Independent & Sovereign
Hyphen Magazine
A news and arts magazine that illuminates Asian America through hard-hitting
investigative features on the cultural and political trends shaping the
fastest growing ethnic population in America.
Kaya Press
A publisher of Asian/Diasporic literature and culture
Mam Non
"Sharing Vietnamese culture with the adoption community," they support
the adoption community in exploring Vietnamese culture through forums
and cultual events, promote communication between the adoption and Vietnamese
communities for their shared concern for Vietnamese children, and encourage
critical analysis of Asian, Vietnamese, and American identities.
Mouther
Keepin' It Real For Asian America
National Asian
Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC)
In their efforts to address and prevent anti-Asian violence, NAPALC and
its Affiliates monitor and document hate-motivated incidents, publish
an annual audit on anti-Asian incidents, represent victims of hate-motivated
violence, and educate the Asian Pacific American community, law enforcement,
policy makers, and the general public about the problem of hate-motivated
violence.
Network for Asian Liberation
A network helping groups and individuals communicate in the international
struggle for Asian Liberation.
Organization for Chinese Americans
Police Mug Files On People of Color
re: verse
The two poets Š Leah Taguba, from isangmahal arts kollective in Seattle,
and Giles Li, a solo performer with roots in New England use their art
to represent a point of view that is anti-discrimination while being highly
critical of internalized and overt forms of white supremacy, patriarchy
and all types of oppression.
SAKHI For South Asian Women
Sakhi for South Asian Women is a community-based organization in the New
York metropolitan area committed to ending the exploitation and violence
against women of South Asian origin.
Slanty
A blog dedicated to information and organizing of Asian & Pacific Islanders
resisting through Art, Music, Print, and Culture.
South
Asian & Asian Pacific American Feminist Resources
Mimi Nguyen puts together a comprehensive resource!
VincentChin.net
Web site of the national coalition of organizations holding arts events
in June 2002 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the race-based murder
against Vincent Chin in 1982, which sparked the modern Asian American
activist movement. Though events have already taken place, this is an
extremely informative site on the background of murder, as well as links
to resources.
Viet Nam
Women's Forum (VWF)
Viet Nam Women's Forum (VWF) is a discussion
list founded in 1998. Our main purpose is to serve as a virtual space
for academic, professional, and socially conscious women to exchange ideas,
information, resources, news and social concerns that affect Vietnamese
women living in Viet Nam and abroad.
YELL-Oh Girls!
A site created to empower girls of Asian descent to engage in creative
self expression through the arts and to inform them about resources and
Asian American "warrior women" who are changing the world through activism.
yellowworld.org
A news & political portal dedicated to helping Asians to kick ass. Here
you can learn something, or teach someone else!
A Woman's Guide on How to Pee Standing
About-Face
A San Francisco-based group which combats negative distorted images of
women.
Canadian Women's Internet Directory
The Canadian Women's Internet Directory links users with Canadian women's
equality resources online. The directory connects organizational and individual
sites promoting awareness of womenÕs equality issues, debates, campaigns,
activism, creativity, services, research and policy issues.
coloredgirls.com
coloredgirls.com is dedicated to a female audience of color passionate
about books and writing. it is a space for the work of emerging and established
writers, interviews with authors, and book reviews. Books about, by, and
for women of color are highlighted.
Defense Specialists
The pioneer Women's Self Defense trainers in the country.
Feminist.com
Ms. Magazine says about this website, "You're a feminist lost in cyberspace;
how do you cut through the endless wilds of data and find womyn-friendly
space? Go to feminist.com, the guiding light for progressive women on
the Web."
Feminist Majority Foundation
They're committed to empowering women and winning equality through research,
the sharing of information of value to feminists everywhere, and effective
action.
Fito
("To come out") is a South African-based fringe feminist ezine of artwork,
fiction, articles & other unnameable genres that go against the grain.
Gabriela Network
GABRIELA Network is a US-based women's solidarity organization working
with GABRIELA Philippines. GABRIELA Network organizes around issues such
as the global traffic of women, world trade and the sex industry, the
mail-order bride industry, first world and third world perspectives on
the women's movement, and gender relations in the Asian-American community.
GABRIELA is also named for the woman warrior who led the longest revolt
against Spanish colonial rule: GABRIELA SILANG.
grrrlzines.net
A resource site with lots of links to grrrl zines from different countries,
DIY projects, books and articles on grrrl zines, feminist resources, and
much more!
International Women's Health
Coalition
A nonprofit organization based in New York City that works with individuals
and groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to promote women's reproductive
and sexual health and rights.
Isis International Manila
We are a feminist NGO dedicated to women's information and communication
needs. Documenting ideas and visions. Creating channels to communicate.
Collecting and moving information. Networking and building links. We focus
on those advancing women's rights, leadership and empowerment in Asia
and the Pacific. With connections in over 150 countries, we also keep
up with changing trends and analyses concerning women worldwide.
The Keeper
The Keeper is an internally worn, soft rubber, reusable menstrual cup.
It is a great alternative to tampons, and is the most economic and environmentally
friendly monthly "helper" I've found.
Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
Loolwa Khazzoom
Jewish multicultural arts & education.
MADRE
MADRE is an international women's human rights organization that works
in partnership with women's community-based groups worldwide to address
issues of health, economic development and other human rights.
Mama's Quilt
Our site serves mothers of color including those who are queer, straight,
working, stay at home, home schooling, nursing, formula feeding, public
schooling, first time mamas, grandmamas, and daughters, etc.
Mango Tribe
Mango Tribe Productions is an Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) women's
interdisciplinary performance group founded on the belief that collective
creation can be the most powerful form of art.
Mediawatch Youth
This site, designed by youth, for youth, was recently developed for 11
to 25 year olds. The site's purpose is to encourage critical thinking
and incite action about the media and its representation and portrayal
of girls, women and gender roles. MediaWatch is a national, feminist,
non-profit organization that seeks to eliminate sexism in the media.
National Asian Women's Health
Organization
NAWHO was founded in 1993 to improve the health status of Asian American
women and families.
National
Coalition Against Sexual Assault
The National Coalition Against Sexual Assault is a feminist organization
which provides leadership to the movement to end sexual violence through
advocacy, education and public policy. Our vision is to eliminate sexual
assault and all forms of oppression. We work to attain quality services
for victims/survivors and we challenge the nation to commit to a rape-free
culture.
Nervy Girl
Women's magazine that recognizes the depth and diversity of women's interests
and concerns. Promotes positive and realistic body images for women. Encourages
women to participate in positive change for their communities.
One Angry Girl Designs
Providing uniquely feminist t-shirts to anyone brave enough to wear them.
Prison Activist Resource Center
PARC is committed to exposing and challenging the institutionalized racism
of the criminal injustice system and to further developing anti-racism
as individuals and throughout our organization.
projet
MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE project
Making its debut on July 21st 2001, the projet MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE projectis
a traveling exhibition of artist' book works, zines, and independent publications.
Traveling by way of a vintage Airstream, the BOOKMOBILE aims to make its
way to community centers, schools, festivals, artist run centers, libraries,
prisons, and remote regions where independent publications are hard to
come by.
RUCKUS
Founded in 1993, RUCKUS Safety Awareness began as a unique group of Asian
women martial artists who came together to promote safety awareness and
self defense skills within the Asian Pacific Islander (API) women's community.
Today, we offer workshops not only for API women, but also women of all
backgrounds, youth, and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
She Made This
A Resource for Girls Who Create
Tattoo Gurls
Beverly Yuen Thomson on being a tattooed gurl
The Keeper and Lunapads
Specialists in alternative menstrual products.
Third Wave
Foundation
Third Wave is the only national philanthropic organization for young women
between the ages of 15 and 30. Through grantmaking, networking and public
education, Third Wave informs and empowers a generation of young women
activists.
Tint Magazine
Tint Magazine aims to cover a variety of topics including issues of the
mind, body, and spirit, entertainment, culture, style, and real lifeŃall
with an unconventional slant from womenÕs historically and socially disregarded
voices.
women empowered through revolutionary
ideas supporting enterprise (W.E.R.I.S.E)
W.E.R.I.S.E is a womanist/feminist organization with a collective component.
We formed in order to provide a network, resources, and support to develop
women artists/entrepreneurs as well as to generate exposure for them.
W.E.R.I.S.E is a multicultural, multi-generational, multi-disciplinary,
andmulti-artistic community. We produce events directed by and featuring
women who represent diverse backgrounds and artforms. These artists include
writers, filmakers, vocalists, dancers, actresses, visual artists, photographers,
musicians, poets, and on and on...
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML)
An international Network that provides information, solidarity, and support
for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws
and customs said to derive from Islam. The Network aims to increase the
autonomy of women by supporting the local struggles of women from within
Muslim countries and communities and linking them with feminist and progressive
groups at large; facilitating interaction, exchanges and contacts and
providing information as well as a channel of communication.
Women Prisoners to: Prison
Activist Resource Center
PARC is committed to exposing and challenging the institutionalized racism
of the criminal injustice system and to further developing anti-racism
as individuals and throughout our organization.
Women's Human Rights Net (WHRNET)
WHRnet aims to: Provide reliable, comprehensive, and timely information
and analyses on women's human rights in English, Spanish and French, develop
online services and interactive features that facilitate dialogue and
the development of action strategies among women's human rights advocates,
promote and develop initiatives that strengthen global networking and
build the capacity of women's human rights advocates to shape policy and
practice effectively within a framework of human rights.
Women's Institute for Freedom of Press
The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) is a nonprofit organization
that seeks to democratize the communications media by expanding freedom
of the press (which includes its modern day electronic forms) to enable
all people; rich and poor, male and female, to have the equal opportunity
to speak directly to the whole public about their own issues and concerns.
Freedom of the press is a citizen right of democracy, it should not a
right based on wealth. They publish the Directory of Women's Media.
Human Rights Watch
"We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable."
InterAction
American Council for Voluntary International Action
Justice Matters
Musical Culture with Conscience
Angry Little Girls
Lela Lee, creator of Angry Little Asian Girl, has a new website dedicated
to all kinds of angry little girls. Great illustrator with a sense of
humor!
BJ Formento
Filipino-American photographer, whose talent encompasses all different
types of portraiture. Much of his work also revolves around capturing
images of the common Filipino, from the homeland and beyond.
BusyBeaver.net
Your source for little one inch buttons and rubber stamps. Woman owned
& operated!
Colours of Resistance (COR)
A grassroots network of people who consciously work to develop anti-racist,
multiracial politics in the movement against global capitalism.
Emm Gryner
Filipino-Canadian musician based in Toronto, Canada, who formed her own
label "Dead Daisy Records" to release her music. Her latest cd is entitled,
"Asianblue."
Giles Li
Amazing poet & activist
Hermana,
Resist
One of the greatest zines out there, put out by fierce Chicana zinestress
Noemi Martinez
Identity Politics
Beverly Yuen Thomson's site
Ingrid Rivera
Womyn of color/ activist/ mother/ lesbian/ poet/ consultant. She is a
Black Boricua, queer, economic and racial justice activist/performance
artist.
Ishle Park
One of the most amazing poets I've ever heard, and a wonderful friend.
Jawbreaker
Both a print and digital space by and for kick-ass Pinays -- and token
boy-allies -- who have a love/hate relationship with pop culture, both
local and international. Set up by Claire and Paolo of Dumpling Press,
Lucky Me
Asian flavored tees and totes for your life
M.R.Velando
Emerging Filipina, New Yorker artist & writer
Maritess
She is the only known Filipino American professional magician, the only
known professional female magician, and the only female Asian mentalist
in history. Oh yeah, and she breaks feminist ground in the male-dominated
world of magic.
MotoMama Magazine
Magazine for Biker Chicks by fellow hapa chick.
neuty.com
A grrl friendly, animal friendly, and knitter friendly D.I.Y. webshoppe
that screenprints tees, undies, tote bags, and patches.
F. Omar Telan is an Asian American writer, poet, performance artist. He and I share high school goth roots in PA.
Pander Zine Distro
Great distro for girl-centered zines by Ericka. She's a wonderful person
in general too!
Quantify Zine
Incredible print zine by Lau Martin, who also authored the zine, You
Might As Well Live
Worse Than Queer
Mimi Nguyen's other cool website
The Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation
The Audre Lorde Project
Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit and Transgender People of
Color Communities
Drag King Carlos Las
Vegas
Drag king Carlos Las Vegas is a first generation Filipina from Winnipeg,
Canada. He is known as the "absolute" ultra-flamboyant drag king/gender
bender illusionist. Decorated in bizarre sequin, rhinestone and bugle
beaded costumes and with unmistakable side burns, Carlos Las Vegas has
been tooted as the "Dom Perignon" of drag king entertainment.
Drag King Dred
Mildred "Dred" Gerestant. She chooses from a diverse bunch of
African American masculinities, from a super-fly Isaac Hayes to a badass
rapper to the andro king himself, The Artist (Prince). Her performances
are sharp, thoughtful, and sexy.
Exoticize My Fist
An online magazine for queer apa women and allies
Grinding
Tofu
Chinese American experience from the queer perspective.
Human Rights Campaign
Works for lesbian & gay rights
Indigo Philippines
A lesbian/bisexual womyn's group in the Philippines.
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Pink Lemonz
A community portal for lesbians in Asia
PinoyQueer
An Internet resource about Pinoy lgbt's, highlighting their success and
accomplishments that could serve as an inspiration to others.
An unprecedented coalition of groups planned a first-ever multigender and pan-Asian conference that brings together South Asians, East Asians, Southeast Asians and other APAs; as well as women, transgender, and young people & groups who have been traditionally underrepresented.
UP Sappho Society
It is the first and only university-based lesbian organization in the
Philippines. Created in the summer of 1999, its aim is to provide an exclusive
lesbian space within the university where lesbian students can interact
and work for common goals.
Anomaly
Documentary in production by Jessica Chen Drammeh about people of mixed
racial heritage and our process of self-identification. Through interviews,
narration, performance and music, multiracial Americans share intimate
stories revealing the complexity of the mixed race experience.
Eurasian Nation
Premiere online community for people of mixed European and Asian descent.
Hapa Issues Forum
Hapa Issues Forum is a national non-profit organization that celebrates
the mixed race Asian American experience.
In Mixed Company
Maura Nguyen Donohue/In Mixed Company was founded in 1995 with Peggy Cheng,
Nancy Ellis, SanSan Kwan and Brian Nishii and draws on the talents of
each of its members in dance, music, theater and written mediums. Their
work often explores issues surrounding a identity specifically regarding
racial ties and gender roles.
Mixed
Signals Webring
This Webring navigates between web pages about or owned by Eurasians ---
people of mixed Eastern and Western ancestry. The main page is based in
Singapore, but Eurasians based outside Singapore are welcome to join the
WebRing too.
The Mestiza
Project
Anthology project by fellow fierce Pinay mestiza, Miriam Warren.
Multiracial Apparel
A clothing line that acknowledges and celebrates our experiences as multiracial/multiethnic
people and families.
ABS-CBN.com
ABS-CBN is the premier broadcast network of the Philippines.
Bindlestiff Studio
An Epicenter for Filipino American Performing Arts ...in San Francisco's
SOMA Pilipino.
BrownScene
Mag
Formerly BrownSugar Magazine, until the editors found out it was home
to an XXX site. Cool Pinoy-based mag from Toronto, Canada.
Filipino Adoptees Network
A global organization dedicated to supporting, educating and promoting
cultural awareness on adoption issues and preserving Filipino heritage.
Filipino/American Coalition for
Environmental Solutions (FACES)
U.S. Campaign to Cleanup the Former U.S. Military Bases in the Philippines
Filipino Civil Rights Advocates
Filipino Tribe
/ Kenneth Ilio Associates
Comprehensive resource on all things Pinoy
Gabriela Network
GABRIELA Network is a US-based women's solidarity organization working
with GABRIELA Philippines. GABRIELA Network organizes around issues such
as the global traffic of women, world trade and the sex industry, the
mail-order bride industry, first world and third world perspectives on
the women's movement, and gender relations in the Asian-American community.
GABRIELA is also named for the woman warrior who led the longest revolt
against Spanish colonial rule: GABRIELA SILANG.
Intramuros
History of the old Manila..from pre-spanish era to present
maganda
maganda is a student-run publication that serves as a vital forum for
the presentation of diverse experiences and opinions through art work,
prose, poetry, and scholarly writing by Pilipinos for and about Pilipinos.
Manila
Street Cam
It's a 24 hour cam catching Masangkay Street (formerly known as Magdalena
St.) in Tondo, Manila, Philippines.
maARTe!
MaARTe is an arts webzine committed to inspiring creativity and providing
tools for critical thinking within the context of art among Filipino communities
around the world.
An ambitious multi-media endeavor put forth to document the often-overlooked histories and experiences of mixed race Pilipino Americans. Headed by Miriam Warren.
National Filipino American Youth Association
(NFAYA)
The National Filipino American Youth Association (NFAYA) is a non-profit
organization that strives to network with existing organizations, programs
and individuals that provide a service for today's youth. Our mission
is simple...provide the youth in America with as much access to available
resources and training that will benefit them in life.
NewFilipina / BagongPinay
Online community for Filipinas.
Noel's Filipino Folk Dance Glossary
Our Own Voice: A Literary Ezine
Our Own Voice, features the Filipino Performing Arts in the homeland and
in the diaspora. MISSION STATEMENT: To provide a home space for the creative
expressions of Filipinos in the diaspora.
The Philippine Revolution by Apolinario Mabini
Philippine Women Centre
of B.C.
PWC aims to empower Filipino women to understand the roots of their challenges
as migrants, immigrants, women of colour and low-income earners, and to
collectively assert their struggle for their rights and welfare.
Pinoy House
"This house will serve as our communication hub to reach out to other
Kababayans from the other side of the globe."
PinoyLife.com
Now with more flavor and no added preservatives
PinoyMall.com
Sells everything Pinoy
Pnoy Apparel
Cool clothes that show off Pinoy pride. Ellezar is a great guy too!
PACIFICS
"The original Propaganda Movement was born in the late 1800s when young
Filipino exiles living in Europe focused their cultural pursuits to address
the plight of the Philippines under the rule of Spain. Two centuries later,
hip hop witnesses the Propagandists resurrected. Spearheading the movement
is the fuel for hip hop's evolution: People Accumulating Creative Ideas
Foregoing Ignorant Conclusions of Society. PACIFICS."
Prof. Jose Maria (Joma)
Sison
Jose Maria Sison, Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines
and currently Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front
of the Philippines, has been put on the list of "terrorists" by the US,
the Dutch government and now also by the council of the European union.
A Philippine political refugee in the Netherlands who is facing major
injustices. Please support the actions on the website.
Rex Navarrete
The website of the premiere Filipino American comedian, who has now gained
numerous fans in the Philippines through his numerous sold out shows!
Sumisibol
Sumisibol is a NJ-based non-profit organization known for programs that
encourage Filipino American youth to express themselves and their hopes
for their community.
Tatak Pilipino
Filipino heritage store
Titik Pilipino
The Online Resource for Filipino Songs
"Philippines' most comprehensive web directory"
Urduja
CUSTOMIZED baybayin JEWELRY
Yehey!
"The #1 Philippine Search Engine"
WireTap Magazine
An online magazine by and for socially conscious youth, which showcases
investigative articles, personal essays, artwork and activism resources
that challenge stereotypes, inspire creativity, foster dialogue, and give
young people a voice in the existing media sphere.
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