Vision

Our communities feel that they belong.

For AAPIs and other communities of color, the politics of belonging are shaped by this country’s institutionalized racism and colonization. The AAPI community development movement is most successful when we create spaces that are welcoming—reflecting the lived experiences of our people and fostering community connections and power.

Vision

  1. We are part of an intersectional movement for justice and equity.
  2. Our communities exercise self-determination as liberation.
  3. Our communities feel that they belong.

Values

  1. Arts and culture are inherent expressions of our communities and expansively defined.
  2. Artists and cultural bearers are leaders in this work.
  3. We have a responsibility to place.
  4. We have a responsibility to each other.
  5. We celebrate the diversity of our communities and neighborhoods.

Practice

  1. We are joyful in our work.
  2. Our approach is comprehensive and connected.
  3. We build brave spaces to experiment, play, fail, learn, grow, and reflect.
  4. We are responsive to our communities.