Meet ACRS Employee Experience Director Jenelle Ebisu
After an extensive search, ACRS welcomed Jenelle Ebisu in February as the agency’s new Employee Experience Director, formerly known as the Human Resources Director. The new title better [...]
One Year After the Atlanta Spa Shootings, We Mourn, Reflect and Recommit
Today, March 16th, marks one year since eight people, six of them Asian women massage workers, were tragically killed in a series of shootings at massage parlors in Atlanta. On the one-year [...]
ACRS Food Bank moves to new location in Chinatown-International District
SEATTLE – The ACRS Food Bank is responding to the growing need for culturally relevant food for people experiencing hunger in the Seattle metropolitan area and throughout King County by moving to [...]
APIC to host virtual A&PI Legislative Days February 2-3
APIC will host the 2022 virtual A&PI Legislative Days on February 2-3, 2022, where we engage our state legislators on key issues and work together to build and uplift the power of Asian & [...]
Food as a Path to Healing: The Connections Between Food, Culture and Identity
The complex relationship between food, justice and identity – in particular, for indigenous and immigrant communities – was explored in a thought-provoking virtual panel discussion on [...]
ACRS Grieves with Sikh Community in Indianapolis Shooting
Our hearts grieve the victims of yet another violent and racist mass shooting that occurred last week at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. Of the eight lives lost on Friday, April 15, four [...]
ACRS Joins Asian American Communities, Allies Condemning Recent Anti-Asian Attacks, Call for Responses Addressing Root Cause of Racial Violence
SEATTLE (February 16, 2021) — As a national network of local and national Asian American organizations that convened in the wake of the pandemic a year ago, we have been working together to share [...]
Now is the time to recommit to anti-racism
On January 6, millions watched as a mob of thousands of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent attack against Congress that lead to a lockdown, evacuation and five deaths. The [...]
Honoring the life and legacy of Tony Lee, Social Justice Champion and APIC Co-Founder
Social justice champion, Tony Lee, passed away after many years battling ALS. Tony was a fierce advocate who brought people together to make lasting change. He built partnerships, founded [...]