NEW YORK, NY – From President’s Trump’s travel ban and the #MeToo movement to the oral histories of New York City elders who lived through the interment of Japanese Americans and the mass refugee exodus of the Vietnam War are among the projects funded this year by the Asian Women Giving Circle. “Every year that we make these grants, we’re …
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Come Discuss Asian American Melancholia & Dissociation
Join us for a discussion of academic David L. Eng and psychotherapist Shinhee Han’s new book, Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation (Duke University Press 2019). Eng and Han first met in the mid-1990s when they were brought together by their collective sorrow by a spate of student suicides at Columbia University. Their book explores the psychic trauma of Asian American young …
Have a laugh at Comedy for a Cause, March 5!
Asian Women Giving Circle presents Comedy for a Cause! Come laugh, drink, and have a good time — all while raising money to support Asian American women and social change. We’ve got a fantastic, all-female lineup of comics that you won’t want to miss. All proceeds go to the Asian Women Giving Circle. RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook, …
Asian Women Giving Circle Request for Grant Proposals 2019
OUR IMPACT Since 2006, AWGC has distributed over $850,000 in grants to 70+ NYC-based arts and culture projects. When we move hearts and minds, change follows. We believe these projects can move us closer to a society free of fear, bias and injustice. We pool our resources to fund projects led by Asian American women artists and community groups. We …
Join us for Cabaret Night, November 14!
Come join us to celebrate activism through the arts at DCTV on Wednesday, November 14 Purchase your tickets now!
Asian Women Giving Circle Awards $89,000 in Grants to Eight NYC Culture Change Makers
Imagining Change: NYC-based Asian American Women Artists and Community Groups Recognized for Vision and Risk-Taking NEW YORK, NY – If your mother were to be deported, would you go with her—or stay? Which future would you choose? What would a map of Chinatown look like drawn by young cartographers who live there? How much do you know about the lives …
AWGC featured on Asian American Life
Asian American Life: May 2018: Asian American Women Who Make A Difference In honor of Asian American Heritage Month, Asian American Life celebrates the achievements of remarkable women who helped changed America. View here >
Good Housekeeping 10 Women Over 50 Who Prove It’s Never Too Late to Change the World
We’re so excited & proud & inspired to see our founder Hali Lee featured in this list of amazing women who are changing the world! “It is possible to do well enough, get by, try your hardest, be okay with the grays . . . ” Read full article >
Asian Women Giving Circle Request for Grant Proposals 2018
OUR IMPACT Since 2006, AWGC has distributed nearly $850,000 in grants to 70+ NYC-based arts and culture projects. When we move hearts and minds, change follows. We believe these projects can move us closer to a society free of fear, bias and injustice. We pool our resources to fund projects led by Asian American women artists and community groups. We …
Thank You for Making Cabaret Night a Success
We’re still buzzing from our annual Celebrate Activism through the Arts “Cabaret Night” celebration! We were thrilled to share the works of our amazing grantee partners – Kate Rigg, Kayhan Irani, Sahar Muradi (Kundiman), and Kit Yan & Melissa Li (Interstate).
“It was an honor to perform and celebrate the work of the community last night.” —Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai
“Congratulations to you and all at AWGC for such a powerful and beautiful and warm and loving night of celebration and continued commitment to transformative art.” —Sahar Muradi
Thank you to all our friends and supporters who came to celebrate arts and activism, which we will all need even more of in the coming years.
Click here for photos from the night!
As you celebrate the holiday season with your loved ones this week, we want you to know that we are sincerely thankful for you.
(Video compilation: Nailed It, Surviving Surveillance, Catering to America, Can, Priya’s Shakti, and Asian American Film Lab)