Category: News

Q-Wave marches in Lunar New Year Parade

Q-Wave and Asian Women Giving Circle March in 2010 Lunar New Year Parade

On Saturday, February 20th, the Asian Women Giving Circle marched in celebration and solidarity with members of Q-Wave at the 2010 Lunar New Parade in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Q-Wave, founded in 2004, is a grassroots organization dedicated to strengthening the voices of lesbian/bisexual/queer women and transgender/gender variant people of Asian descent. It was the first time in the parade’s history that there was an Asian LGBTQ contingent. In 2009, the Asian Women Giving Circle awarded a $4,000 grant to Q-Wave for their organizing, education and awareness building work at the Lunar New Year parade.

Read The Daily News article here

Sip Shop Swap 2009

AWGC host first Sip, Shop and Swap event at the Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Co-hosted with the NY Women’s Foundation Circle of Sisters for Social Change, we learned about wines with Tuhina De O’Connor. All guests brought gently used items from their closets for a silent auction, and left-overs were swapped. A fun evening with friends and allies. Thank you!

South Asian International Film Festival

The Asian Women Giving Circle proudly supports The Up Close & Personal series at the South Asian International Film Festival The Up Close & Personal series at The Rubin Museum of Art on Saturday, Oct. 25th. The Series Includes: A Drop of Life Healthy. Happy. Holi Kerala Brides Lalbatti Holding Fast

Living Portrait at the Edward Hopper Studio

The Living Portrait (2007 Grantee) It announces the artist reception, the 11 day installation and the panel discussion. Considering that a recent newspaper article stated that 50% of undergraduate women say they have experienced emotional, physical or sexual violence stemming from personal relationships before or during college using the Living Portrait to educate, raise awareness and to offer opportunities for …

The Asian Women Giving Circle in AsianWeek

New York City women ‘geh-t’ Together to Give Big by Emily Leach Mar 23, 2008 The smallest piece of the pie, the least amount of visibility and little financial support are all terms that describe the Asian Pacific Islander nonprofit sector—but Hali Lee and her organization, the Asian Women Giving Circle, are working to change that.