We all deserve a healthy and clean environment where our communities can thrive.
It’s our birthday!
APEN is hosting a festive night market in Downtown Oakland on July 20 to celebrate our 30th anniversary this year.
What’s New
I want to share a story about APEN’s first campaign
In every community we organized with, we would start by listening, learning, and building trust in the community, not by swooping in and telling people we knew what was best for them.
I was so nervous — but I spoke anyway. Here’s how to support youth leaders like me right now
I know that if people like me don’t stand up for our Richmond community, nobody will.
My first day at APEN in 1996
My first day as an APEN organizer in the summer of ‘96 was not spent arranging my desk or figuring out how to use the fax machine.
Our History
For over two decades, APEN has been building the power of Asian immigrant and refugee communities on the frontlines of fighting big polluters.
Rooted in
community.
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Stay Connected
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Support Our Work
With your support, we can build a world where all our communities can thrive.
Build power with APEN by donating today.
Together, we are stronger than the crises that threaten us.
We need long-term volunteers who:
- Are fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Mien, Khmu, or Lao or
- Have professional filmmaking, photography and/or graphic design skills or
- Are from the Oakland Chinatown or Richmond’s Southeast Asian communities
Join the Fight!
Build power and build community by volunteering for APEN’s events and campaigns.
