ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Activist Training Institute
This leadership development program develops the next generation of young adult Asian American activists by building political analysis and organizing skills through a social justice lens
Boston Asian American Film Festival
This program empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. Year-round programs provide a constant opportunity to educate, interact, and engage the Greater Boston community with content relevant to Asian American community and culture.
Dorchester Organizing & Training Initiative
This leadership development initiative for Vietnamese young adults mobilizes the Vietnamese community in Dorchester to become more civically engaged in issues affecting their lives.
Sticky Rice Project
Anti-racist education from an Asian American perspective – through interactive workshops, participants look at events in Asian American history to explore systemic models of racism, sexism and gender oppression.
Writers’ Group
Group of Asian American writers that come together monthly to participate in writing exercises and group lessons with the purpose of exploring Asian American identity through the medium of pen and paper
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
AARW serves a unique space within the Asian American community - promoting Asian American identity and empowerment, particularly for those most in need. With all of AARW's programs, AARW seeks to have the following impacts on program participants:
• Increased knowledge of Asian American history
• Increased awareness of issues facing Asian American communities
• Increased understanding of individual Asian American identity
• Increased sense of community with the Asian American community
AARW has structured its programs and services to allow continual involvement and development of individuals along the self-identity spectrum for Asian Americans, working towards the following long-term impacts:
• Increased civic engagement participation in Asian American community
• Increased leadership capacity within Asian American community
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
In order to achieve the goals that AARW has, it uses community engagement to lift up the often overlooked Asian American community in Greater Boston. AARW engages roughly 1,000 individuals each year through arts, culture, & education programming. For those ready to deepen their involvement with Asian American issues and identity, we provide opportunities to develop leadership & bolster political analysis. Once participants strengthen their individual skills, they are empowered to help lift up the rest of the Asian American community by participating in civic engagement campaigns that work to raise awareness and address shared community issues within the Asian American community-at-large.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Since 1979, AARW has relied on strong organizational leadership who hold strong and direct ties to affected Asian American communities, allowing AARW to directly involve those most affected by the issues. AARW's diversity in its membership and organizational leadership is one of its greatest assets in creating change.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 1979, AARW has:
- Actively worked with local groups on issues such as Secure Communities and the DREAM Act
- Initiated the Asian Pacific American Agenda Coalition (APAAC)
- Helped launch the Chinatown Voter Education/Registration Project
- Played a key role in the Coalition to Protect Parcel C for Chinatown
- Published the first Massachusetts Asian Pacific American Directory
- Developed a Southeast Asian Studies curriculum for local schools
- Held the first Boston area exhibition of Asian American artists
- Produced numerous social justice documentary films and research reports
- Published the Asian American Comic Book
- Started the SafetyNet Hate Violence Prevention Project to aid victims of anti-Asian violence
The biggest challenge and the greatest opportunity that lies before the Asian American community is developing a strong, unified Asian American identity that can encompass the diversity and experiences of the different Asian American ethnicities. AARW is excited to be working on this issue, and sees the potential for success around this work.
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Operations
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ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP INC
Board of directorsas of 12/30/2019
Nam Le
Somy Kim
Laura Knuttunen
Anisha Asundi
MyDzung Chu
Shristi Pant
Wayne Yeh
Uma Venkatraman
Celina Lee
Shiliu Wang
Kimberly Situ
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes