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November, as National Men’s Health Awareness Month, is a crucial time to raise awareness about both physical and mental health for all men, including Asian American men. However, many Asian American men face cultural barriers that prevent them from seeking mental health support, which can lead to prolonged mental and physical health challenges. A. Cultural

During the 2024 election cycle, Asian Americans are being targeted with disinformation in several key areas, exacerbating issues such as language barriers and access to trustworthy sources of information. Disinformation is often spread through social media platforms like WeChat, YouTube, and Facebook, especially in non-English languages like Mandarin and Vietnamese. Some of the prominent false

AMA has joined our partner – Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) at Sept. 24 to mobilize Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in MN to VOTE at this Nov. 5th election! Entitled “PowerTalk: Our Voice, Our Vote” centers the importance of voting and civic engagement for AAPIs with a panel discussion moderated by Mr.

Hennepin County, alongside key partners, is calling for community feedback on the Coordinated Action Plan (CAP) for Anti-Displacement (https://yourblueline.org/coordinated-action-plan-overview ). This plan outlines strategies to prevent the displacement of residents and businesses during the construction of the Blue Line Extension (BLE) light rail transit project, ensuring current corridor communities benefit from the development, as well

Asian Media Access has had the pleasure to be invited to the opening night of MOYA, presented by Zip Zap Circus and staged at the Children’s Theater Company. MOYA, meaning “Spirit,” tells the real story of a young man’s journey from humble beginnings to performing star, set against the background of Cape Town, South Africa.

Asian Media Access, in collaboration with the Asian American Business Resilience Network and Frogtown/Rondo Black Church Alliance, has launched “Project HOPE” (Healing Opportunity through Positive Evolution). This initiative aims to plan and develop an interactive AR/VR exhibition at the former St. Paul Sears parking lot, focusing on the historical and cultural impact of the I-94

In collaboration with the Chinese American Culture & Friendship, Elluminance Era, Lao Assistance Center, and the Vietnamese Community of MN, we successfully produced four heritage language brochures in Chinese, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese to support Asian families in preventing gaming addictions. Click for the link below for the PDF version in each language: English –

After eight weeks with 17 youth aged 14 to 16, we successfully wrapped up our 2024 summer Step Up – Youth Media Force program. This year’s interns, all from diverse BIPOC communities, brought a wide range of backgrounds and cultures to the table. At the outset, we introduced them to various media production tools, including

This year, Asian Media Access (AMA) has had several successful Stop Anti-Asian Hate initiatives and efforts to support the Asian community. We collaborated with community members to develop videos, postcards, and articles, as well as conducted various training sessions for Asian youth groups. There has been a history of Asian hate, xenophobia, and hate crimes

Asian Media Access’ Youth Media Force team has been working hard to utilize their newly learned Multimedia skills to create Gun Violence Prevention materials to engage their peers for further discussion of these concerned issues. Based on the number of murders reported by the FBI data and the number of residents living in the city,