QAPA is committed to providing a supportive social, political, and educational environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage in the Boston and New England area.
CONTACT // qapa (at) qapa (dot) com
One story of Washington state is a story of immigration, but it is not the simple tale of assimilation or acculturation. Immigrants brought pieces of culture from their native lands to Washington state, where they melded them with pieces taken from American culture. The documents that accompany this essay demonstrate how Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos came to Washington, struggled against discrimination, labored to earn their living, and created distinctive cultures and identities. These documents chronicle, in a small way, how some Asian immigrants became Asian Americans.
The Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest is dedicated to advancing scholarship on the Pacific Northwest, and the North American West more generally, with an emphasis on historical research. Located in the Department of History at the University of Washington, we support research, teaching, and public programs that promote and disseminate knowledge on the peoples and issues that have defined and shaped the Pacific Northwest.
The Racial Equity Online Toolkit provides a range of grantmaking tools, commentaries and best practices to support grantmakers in implementing an LGBTQ racial equity lens into their grantmaking and internal operations.
Nerdy factoids about Asian populations throughout the U.S. Statistic numbers were crunched from the 2000 census. Cool graphs and infographics.
Founded in 2006, the Movement Advancement Project is an independent think tank that provides rigorous research, insight and analysis that help speed equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. MAP’s work is focused on three primary areas:
Policy & Issue Analysis
LGBT Movement Overviews
Effective Messaging
Our Audiences
MAP’s work helps educate and persuade public audiences (such as policymakers, allied organizations and funders, media and the American public) and helps support LGBT movement audiences (including LGBT organizations and advocates, and LGBT funders).
Public Audiences
By articulating the need for change and outlining solutions in a comprehensive and compelling way, MAP enables these audiences to better understand the need for change, become motivated to act, and take effective action: Policymakers can better understand the challenges facing LGBT Americans, feel more compelled to take action, and more effectively advocate for solutions that best achieve equality.
Allied Organizations & Funders can gain a better sense of how LGBT issues intersect with their existing work and funding, feel more compelled to act in favor of LGBT equality, and have a better sense of how to take effective action.
Media can better understand the issues facing LGBT Americans, feel more compelled to cover LGBT issues in ways that build public understanding, and better articulate what needs to happen to achieve equality.
The American Public can better understand the challenges facing LGBT Americans, become more supportive of LGBT people and issues, and take greater action to achieve equality and end social stigma.
LGBT Movement Audiences MAP works collaboratively with LGBT organizations, advocates and funders, providing them with tools, research and resources to help strengthen their efforts. MAP also provides information and analysis about the health and capacity of the LGBT movement, helping these audiences more strategically apply and coordinate resources for maximum impact:
LGBT Organizations & Advocates can access tools and resources that make these groups more effective, as well as benefit from sophisticated analysis that can help strengthen organizations and increase coordination.
LGBT Funders can access analysis and gain insight on how to better apply and coordinate existing resource
Founded in 1982, the International Documentary Association (IDA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes nonfiction filmmakers, and is dedicated to increasing public awareness for the documentary genre. At IDA, we believe that the power and artistry of the documentary art form are vital to cultures and societies globally, and we exist to serve the needs of those who create this art form. Our major program areas are: Advocacy, Filmmaker Services, Education, and Public Programs and Events.
ABOUT IDA ADVOCACY
At IDA, we advocate for, help protect and advance the broad fundamental rights of documentary filmmakers. We have a long history of making the case for documentary filmmaking as a vital art form, and we continue to seek ways to ensure that those who make documentaries have the access, funding and protection they deserve to practice their craft.
Most recently, IDA has been in the forefront of support on major issues confronting our industry, including:
promoting net neutrality efforts
lobbying for the development of strong public policies for the arts
lobbying for the appropriation of increased public funding for the arts
promoting fair use practice
protecting first amendment rights of filmmakers.
From the Mesothelic era to the 21st centery. Geek out and see what wikipedia has determined to be a part of the LGBT timeline.
Invisible to Invincible (“i2i”) is a community-based organization that celebrates and affirms Asians & Pacific Islanders who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Queer in the Chicago area.
Contact // chicagoi2i (at) yahoo (dot) com
A synopsis of Asian American’s in the state of Washington covering immigration and migration.
Courtesy from the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest. A curriculum for this topic was created by Matthew W. Klingle.
A super cool interactive map of census data from the year 2000. Brought to you by the lovely folks at USA Today.