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Spotlight February 28, 2026

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  • YAC is Accepting Youth Film Submissions for Flip the Script!

    YAC is Accepting Youth Film Submissions for Flip the Script!

    OAKLAND, CA — The Youth Advisory Council is proud to host an issues-based digital film festival for California youth, titled “Flip the Script”. With two themes and four format categories, young filmmakers and enthusiasts will have many opportunities to win a $200 cash prize. Flip The Script: A Bay Area Youth Film Festival is currently

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  • PETER LIANG WAS RIGHTFULLY CONVICTED

    PETER LIANG WAS RIGHTFULLY CONVICTED

      Posted by Sherrie Saechao In November 2014, Akai Gurley was wrongfully shot to death by a Chinese American NYPD officer, Peter Liang. Instead of following protocol, he and his partner bickered about who was gonna call it in. He stated that he was supposedly not properly trained by the institution and was abandoned. This week, a

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  • JOIN YAC FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO DACA-THON -APRIL 12!

    JOIN YAC FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO DACA-THON -APRIL 12!

    API Legal Outreach and our partners cordially invite you to join us on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 5:30 pm for an SF Bay Area DACA–Thon! It’s a party with a purpose: to get people to apply for DACA! Tuesday, April 12, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm at Impact Hub San Francisco, 925 Mission Street,

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  • WE #RISEWITHANNA
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    WE #RISEWITHANNA

    The Youth Advisory Council stands in solidarity with Anna Nepomuceno, a Filipina immigrant and mother of two young daughters. We #RiseWithAnna in support of her daughters’ struggle for justice and safety from sexual violence.

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  • APIS WITH DISABILITIES

    APIS WITH DISABILITIES

    Posted by Kimberly Ngo  Asian and Pacific Islander women with disabilities are the most underemployed than any other group within the United States. The Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California, a local non-profit organization helps API people with disabilities by having their voices heard. Asian cultures/families can be strict to their children by putting

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  • PARIS ATTACKS AND SYRIAN REFUGEES

    PARIS ATTACKS AND SYRIAN REFUGEES

                  Posted by Julian Castro My blog post was on the November Paris attack caused by ISIS, killing hundreds of citizens and keeping some as  hostage. It was found out that they might be “on the inside”, and some of them may have been fake refugees that no one knew about. The refugee passports

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  • HAZING, VIOLENCE, AND ASIAN MASCULINITY

    HAZING, VIOLENCE, AND ASIAN MASCULINITY

                    Posted by Anna Cui  Asian American fraternities has been growing for the last few generations, they feel shut out of existing Greek organizations so they made their own. Some reasons they might want to create or join these organizations are forming a connection with others, going to

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