Many of Minnesota’s African immigrants and refugees moved to the United States to give their children better futures, but COVID-19 has put that opportunity at risk. Parents raising young children during the pandemic have faced the crisis in two ways. First, there are the economic hardships of unemployment and the constant worry of how to […]
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In 2020 election, Minnesota once again led the country in turnout at 79.956% of eligible voters, the state’s highest percentage since 1956, despite the challenges of the pandemic. Minnesota is No. 1 in the country for voter turnout for the third time in a row, with nearly 80% of eligible voters participating in 2020 election. With
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This summer Asian Media Access has successfully supported 2 cohorts of BIPOC youth and young adults learning the Multimedia/IT Skills – the 1st one is the 30 STEP UP youth cohort learning animation, studio production and graphic design, and the 2nd one is the 12 young adults cohort focusing on front-end web development. We introduced
Developed by Asian Media Access, Chinese American Chamber of Commerce – MN, and Spitfire COVID has changed the lives of many communities. But the LGBTQIA+ community has been left out of many conversations about public health and COVID. Most states, including Minnesota, do not report on COVID statistics for the LGBTQIA+ community.[1] This makes it
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COVID-19 infection rates have increased and decreased over the past two years as Minnesota faced wave after wave of the virus, but one thing remains the same: Black communities have been hit hard by COVID. Since the pandemic began, Black Minnesotans have died from COVID at more than twice the rate of white Minnesotans.[1] But
Asian Media Access, along with the African American Guzheng musician Jarrelle Barton, and Unity Dance Company, an Asian fusion dance group, successfully debuted the dance drama – “Resonance” on July 11th at the beautiful Grand Rapids’ Wilcox Theater. Check out our beautiful photo collages from the show. As the COVID-19 virus spread across the world,
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Asian Media Access has joined the Chinese American Chamber of Commerce – MN to plan a 3D virtual AAPI Business Summit on Oct 16th and 17th, 2022. We envision a unique 3D experience throughout the Virtual Summit, since online conferencing is the most accessible and will be built on customizable 3D Virtual Environment Platform for
Asian Media Access has collaborated with the City of Minneapolis to mobilize Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) residents to get back to the workforce and to create innovative ways to connect and empower AAPIs to also consider the entrepreneurship. As the pandemic’s new realities set in, many in our communities left the workforce, some by
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Developed by Asian Media Access, Chinese American Chamber of Commerce – MN, and Spitfire Minnesota’s Latine communities have been on the frontline of COVID-19 since the beginning. Many work in essential jobs, including agriculture, meatpacking, restaurants, healthcare, and construction. Latine-owned businesses that provide important services to the community have also been hit hard by lockdowns
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Over the Juneteenth weekend, AMA has sponsored a successful outreach event at North Minneapolis’ West Broadway Block Party. This event focused on Black Economic Development, specifically the creation and sustainability of Black Owned Businesses in MN, and solving socio-economic problems such as police brutality, mental illness, and the decline of home and business ownership. This
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