Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Of Los Angeles

THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANTS FUNDS WILL BE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT COMBAT AAPI HATE AS OUTLINED IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS REPORT. SPECIFICALLY, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REPORTS SHOWING THAT MANY ASIAN COMMUNITIES FEEL OUSTED BY "MORE POWERFUL" ASIAN COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND CHINESE POPULATIONS IN THE US, WE FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCREASE INTRACULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATION. MOREOVER, IN PROVIDING SPACE FOR AAPI COMMUNITIES TO EXAMINE OUR INTERNAL SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS, OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A READINESS OF THE AAPI COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. GIVEN THAT MANY BIPOC COMMUNITY MEMBERS VIEW #STOPASIANHATE AS A CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT DUE TO A FEELING OF LACKING RECIPROCAL SUPPORT PREVIOUSLY SHOWN TO THEM FROM THE AAPI COMMUNITY, OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IN PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-REFLECTION IN THE AAPI COMMUNITY IS TO BUILD BOTH INTRARACIAL AND INTERRACIAL COMPASSION.