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Local Organizations

Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
The Council has three primary objectives: to advise the Governor and members of the Legislature on issues pertaining to Asian Pacific Minnesotans; to advocate on behalf of those issues; and to serve as the bridge for and between Asian Pacific Minnesotans and non-Asian Pacific Minnesotans.
Coalition of Asian-American Leaders (CAAL)
The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) envisions a State where all Minnesotans, regardless of background, are actively engaged in shaping solutions, and can achieve prosperity.
Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP)
Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP) is a non-partisan civic engagement organization founded in 2013 by a diverse group of young Asian American community organizers to lead, sustain, and cultivate grassroots organizing in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in Minnesota.
APISAA Therapist Directory (Minnesota)
The Asian Mental Health Collective aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide

For additional AAPI support resources compiled by Bee Moua (AAPI Student Success Coordinator), click on the link below:

https://mnscu.sharepoint.com/:w:/t/METRO-AAPIAdvocates-Team/ERrDmVhzYTRJshiVEn4lLIUBZfZyexXrNKpNtXckJVnPdQ?e=KNFzDU

Stop AAPI Hate National Report
Take Action Against Anti-Asian Violence (Asian Minnesotan Alliance for Justice)
NAPAWF (National Asian and Pacific American Women's Forum)
Focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families and our communities.
Self-Care Tips For Asian Americans Dealing With Racism Amid Coronavirus
AAPI Data
Publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

For links to AAPI podcasts, educational videos and news sources, click on the link below:

https://libguides.stkate.edu/antiasianviolence

For books on "Asian Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century" - click here

For books on "Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity" - click here

Asian American Student Services

https://www.metrostate.edu/students/support/asian-american-student-services

Counseling Services

www.metrostate.edu/students/support/counseling

For more information on additional Student Services and Support at Metropolitan State University, click here.

Discrimination Helpline (Minnesota Department of Human Rights)
If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of discrimination or bias submit this online form or call Minnesota's Discrimination Helpline at 1-833-454-0148. The information goes directly to an investigator at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Report Form for Harassment, Discrimination, General Harassment and Bullying (Metropolitan State University)

All employees, students and other university community members are encouraged to use the following form to report incidents of bias, discriminatory, harassing or bullying behaviors.
Report a Hate Incident (Stop AAPI Hate)
A rise in anti-AAPI hate incidents have taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stop AAPI Hate is trying to identify who this is happening to and where. Your story is important. By gathering info, they can push for better protection, educational resources, and policies that can put an end to this.
Tell Your Story (Asian Americans Advancing Justice)
When you submit your incident through this form, you will be aiding the efforts of Advancing Justice and other advocates to monitor hate incidents across the country

#IAMNOTAVIRUS
#IAMNOTAVIRUS is an artist led initiative that does impactful work on dismantling racism by guiding individuals to explore their personal stories and think of them through an equity lens so they can make conflict less uncomfortable and become invested in growing in community.
COVID Through the Eyes of Historians: Erika Lee, UMN
Treating Yellow Peril: Resources to Address Coronavirus Racism - Jason Oliver Chang, U of Connecticut
Racial fears and anxieties have become a dominant frame in which people evaluate the concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus infection. This page is intended to gather textual and digital resources to provide easy access to material useful for teach-ins, talking points, and classroom teaching.
illness & Racism: Responding to Anti-Asian Racism during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic, Immigrant History Initiative
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resurgence of xenophobia, hatred, and racism, Immigrant History Initiative has launched a new initiative to educate the public about Asian American history: #WeAreNotAVirus.

*A special thanks to librarians at St. Catherine's University for permission to adapt from their "Take Action Against Anti-Asian/Asian-American Violence" resource guide - https://libguides.stkate.edu/antiasianviolence