At APEN, our roots are in California’s Asian immigrant and refugee communities. Many of our members and staff were forced to leave our homelands fleeing war and imperialism. Others carry intergenerational stories with them, passed down by parents and grandparents who lived through the devastation of war decades ago. As…

When I started working at APEN almost 12 years ago, I stepped into the role of Campaign and Organizing Director, supervising the work of our local organizing teams. While I was excited to be organizing around affordable housing and tenant protections locally, it was a difficult transition. I was grieving…

Lunar new year is a special time to be with family and loved ones, everyone celebrates differently but one thing you can count on is good food. While the pandemic has impacted how we gather with each other, our traditions and community connections are strong. …

In response to recent events in Afghanistan, we are sharing this statement below by Torm Nompraseurt, APEN’s Senior Community Organizer and one of APEN’s founders, who has been a community leader in Richmond’s Southeast Asian refugee community for decades. …

It’s fire season and this year, we’re facing one of the worst droughts in California’s history. Fires are already blazing in some parts of the state and we’re once again preparing for mass power shutoffs. Here are 5 things you can do to make sure your community is ready and…

by Denny Khamphanthong, Richmond Community Organizer, APEN I still remember the first time I learned about APEN. It was a cold, drizzly September morning in San Francisco during the People’s March for Climate, Jobs and Justice in 2018. …

This year, Californians faced unprecedented crises as the state became a hotspot in the global COVID-19 pandemic, historic wildfires drove hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, and heat waves pushed temperatures as high as 130 degrees in some parts of the state. …

Seng So, APEN Electoral Organizer 2020 has been a year like no other. Millions of acres of land have been consumed by fires and communities across the state have been displaced. On Labor Day weekend, we experienced some of the hottest weather on record: Woodland Hills reached a record breaking…