Asian Pacific American Student Development - APASD

We hope everyone is enjoying their winter break!

For folks looking to share some creative energy, we are excited to share Asian American Political Activation Program's first ever zine: 𝐊𝐈𝐁𝐎!

𝘒𝘪𝘣𝘰 is an art zine to explore how the Asian American community can use activism to heal and hope for a better future together.

In honoring the immense loss of these past two years, Kibo is inspired by its dual meaning - "breaking the silence" and "speaking up" in Tagalog and "hope" in Japanese, to allow members of the community to use creative outlets to process, heal, and connect.

To learn and submit, go to bit.ly/KiboZine. Deadline is January 31st!

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐂 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐲 
 
Access Link: http://bit.ly/apasdsupports 
 
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Over the last two days, 26 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed by a barrage of Israeli airstrikes and hundreds of others were injured. Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah continue to be forced out of their homes by the Israeli government while protestors are being brutalized by police for protesting these evictions. Over 300 Palestinians were injured in the attacks at Al Aqsa (Islam’s third-holiest site) on Friday during the evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. 
 
In Kabul, Afghanistan, over 80 people were massacred this weekend in bombings targeting the Hazara Shi’a community, many of them girls and young women.  
 
As an office that is working to support SSWANA students, APASD unequivocally condemns the violations of human rights that is occurring in Gaza, the forced evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, and the loss of Palestinian and Afghan lives caused by coordinated airstrikes and bombings. We recognize this is a difficult time for Palestinian and Afghan students, staff, and faculty at UC Berkeley as we mourn the lives lost and communities continue to live in fear of escalating violence. We’re grieving with you, and we’re here to offer you whatever support we can on campus. [Above text included in image 2] 
 
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Join us on Zoom this Wednesday, April 28th from 6-7pm PT to learn about intergenerational trauma within the Southeast Asian diaspora and steps to learn how we can heal from it.

For more info, check out the link in our bio!

*We will be raffling off a $25 gift card or a book of your choice ("On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong or "A Nail the Evening Hangs On" by Monica Sok) to attendees!