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It is with heavy hearts ACRS extends our deepest condolences to the families of the 11 Asian American victims of the Monterey Park mass shooting as well as the seven victims of the Half Moon Bay [...]

Note: This op-ed by Kiana McKenna with Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington and Shomya Tripathy with Asian Counseling and Referral Service appeared in the May 23, 2022 issue of [...]

  The Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) of Washington saw many successes, challenges, and important lessons learned from this year’s legislative session that will shape our [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]