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71 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities

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Violent attacks on the Asian American community continue to occur with stomach-churning regularity. We saw an all-time high for anti-Asian hate crimes in 2020, but 2021 managed to exceed that record with a 339 percent increase, according to data from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. In the last three months alone, hate crimes have led to the deaths of four Asian Americans in New York. Yao Pan Ma, who was attacked in April 2021, died from his injuries on New Year’s Eve. Less than three weeks later, Michelle Go was pushed in front of a subway at Times Square. In February, Christina Yuna Lee was stabbed to death in her own apartment. Earlier this week, GuiYing Ma died after a violent attack that occurred last November. Women have been targeted in particular, with 68 percent of hate crimes reported by female-identifying Asian Americans, according to research released by Stop AAPI Hate. These are the violent incidents that make the news, but the abundance of hateful everyday “content” led to the creation of this video compilation of anti-Asian behavior.

While there are numerous things you can do to support Asian communities around the country, one effective way to take action is by donating money. Similar to our list of organizations and funds that directly support Black communities, here, we’ve compiled a guide for those interested in supporting Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander communities. We vetted each organization through our own research and consulted different activists’ and organizations’ lists (like this one from arts and culture writer Eda Yu; this one from the Chinese Progressive Association; this one from Samoan organizer Terisa Siagatonu; and this one from artist Sasponella). Given that anti-Asian hate crimes are occurring all over the country, we’ve also tried to include organizations in a wider range of locations. And while this guide is thorough, it is by no means complete, so we’ll be updating it continuously.

We’ve organized this list based on what each organization does, from assisting businesses impacted by COVID-19 to providing legal aid and education, so if you’d like to jump to a specific type of organization, simply click on the category. Many of the organizations mentioned on this list are national, though several service specific communities, which we’ve noted below.

Victim memorial funds | Community-restoration organizations | Community-enrichment organizations | Policy reform and social-justice organizations | Legal defense organizations | LGBTQ and gender-based organizations

Victim memorial funds

Donations will go toward supporting the families of victims of anti-Asian racism and violence, including Michelle Go, GuiYing Ma, Christina Yuna Lee, Christina Lu, Yao Pan Ma, and Vergel Guintu.

Michelle Go Memorial Fund
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GuiYing Ma Memorial Fund
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Christina Yuna Lee Memorial Fund
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Yao Pan Ma Memorial Fund
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Christina Lu Recovery Fund
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Vergel Guintu Memorial Fund
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Community-restoration organizations

Donations will go toward rebuilding and supporting businesses and other parts of Asian communities that have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic or economic recession.

Asian Pacific Fund COVID-19 Recovery Fund
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Welcome To Chinatown (New York, New York)
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Send Chinatown Love (New York, New York)
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Think!Chinatown (New York, New York)
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Community-enrichment organizations

Donations will go toward arts, technical, or other programs for Asian people.

Asian Mental Health Collective
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Very Asian Foundation
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KTown For All
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Taiwanese American Citizens League
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South Asian Youth in Houston (Houston, TX)
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Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate (Detroit, MI)
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Asian Services in Action (Cleveland, OH)
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The Southeast Asian Diaspora Project (Minneapolis, MN)
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The Cre8sian Project
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Asian American Writers Workshop
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18 Million Rising
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National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
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Asian American Journalists Association
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Apex for Youth (New York, New York)
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W.O.W. Project (New York, New York)
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Heart of Dinner (New York, New York)
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Mekong (New York, New York)
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Apicha Community Health Center
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Asian Pacific Environmental Network (Oakland, California)
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Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce (Oakland, California)
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Asian Health Services (Oakland, California)
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Khmer Girls in Action (Long Beach, CA)
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Cameron House (San Francisco, California)
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Cut Fruit Collective (San Francisco, California)
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Chinese Progressive Association (San Francisco, California)
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Filipino Community Center (San Francisco, California)
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Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay (San Francisco, California)
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Korean American Coalition (Los Angeles, California)
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Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (Los Angeles, California)
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Southeast Asian Community Alliance (Los Angeles, California)
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Little Tokyo Service Center (Los Angeles, California)
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The Chicago Community Trust Asian Giving Circle (Chicago, Illinois)
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Asian American LEAD (Washington DC)
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Korean American Coalition Metro Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Center for Pan Asian Community Services (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Raksha (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Policy reform and social-justice organizations

Donations will go toward legislative efforts and social-justice advocacy to overturn systemically racist policies and prevent hate crimes at either national, state, or local levels.

Chinese-American Planning Council
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Red Canary Song
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Japanese American Citizens League
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Tsuru for Solidarity
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South Asian Amer­i­cans Lead­ing Togeth­er
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Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
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Stop AAPI Hate (California State)
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Asian American Advocacy Fund (Georgia State)
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Asian American Commission (Massachusetts State)
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CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities (New York, New York)
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Asian Americans For Equality (New York, New York)
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VietLead (Philadelphia, PA)
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Legal defense organizations

Donations will go toward legal aid and education for Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander communities, as well as direct support for prisoners and those who have been deported or are facing deportation.

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
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Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
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Asian Prisoner Support Committee
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LGBTQ and gender-based organizations

Donations will go toward providing ongoing mental health and health-care support, monetary support, and education to Asian women and LGBTQ communities.

Asian American Feminist Collective
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Hindu Family Support Services (Tampa, FL)
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AAPI Women Lead #ImReady Movement
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Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)
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The Center for Asian Pacific American Women
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National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
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National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
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API Equality Northern California (San Francisco, California)
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Womankind (New York, New York)
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71 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities