Our mission is to transform school and neighborhood inequities so that all people can be healthy, safe and thriving members of their communities.

On behalf of AYPAL we would like to express our sincere and humble THANK YOU’s to everyone that came through to support AYPAL’s House Party & Pacquiao Fight Fundraiser on Saturday, November 12th!

Your generous donations and contributions will allow AYPAL to continue our work to build strong API movement leaders and advance our campaign to get Ethnic Studies for all students in the Oakland Unified School District.

As this larger movement for social change continues to build momentum both locally and across the country, we appreciate having these opportunities that allow us to keep building together, celebrating together, and growing together as a community.

DJ’s for Rockin’ All Night:

Our Amazing Volunteers:

…And a Special Thanks to our Sponsor:

All proceeds will go towards supporting AYPAL’s Ethnic Studies campaign

* RSVP on Facebook *

The staff and youth at AYPAL would like to extend our deepest and sincerest thanks to all that attended AYPAL’s Office Warming party – whether it was to support our campaign to get Ethnic Studies classes in all Oakland schools, to learn more about our work to develop young movement leaders, or to make a donation so that AYPAL can continue doing the social change work that we’ve been doing for the past 14 years…we are truly appreciative of and are humbled by everyone’s outpouring of love and support!

To all who were not able to attend, your presence was still felt. AYPAL continues to be an organization that thrives off of the hard work and efforts of our many supporters. Thank you to all who have given so much to us in the past and who continue to sustain us today.

If you or someone you know wants to give to AYPAL, there are still other ways you can support us!

1) Make a Donation Online!

2) Donate Office Supplies

Check out our office wish list on our website!  From markers to easel paper to projector light bulbs, we still are in great need of supplies for our new office space. If you don’t have supplies to give, you can also give us gift certificates for places that do.

3) Donate Your Time

AYPAL is always looking for great folks who want to get involved with AYPAL’s campaign or volunteer with us!

*** For more information on how you can support AYPAL’s Ethnic Studies campaign, please contact Armael Malinis, AYPAL Lead Organizer, at armael@aypal.org.

*** For other volunteer opportunities, please contact Tiffany Eng, AYPAL Co-Director, at tiffany@aypal.org.

Much love and gratitude,

The Staff and Youth of AYPAL

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
5 pm – 7 pm
We are now located at:
The Movement Strategy Center
436 14th St. / 5th Floor / Oakland / CA / 94612

Don’t Miss Out! Performances and Videos by AYPAL Youth Leaders Learn more about AYPAL’s Ethnic Studies campaign and how you can get involved!

Light refreshments will be served. Children and families welcome!

For More InformationJay Conui 510-698-3838 Ext. 701 or Tiffany Eng 510-698-3838 Ext. 702

We have great news to share with you.

After 13 years of being a program of Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS), AYPAL will begin a new journey as a fiscally sponsored organization of the Movement Strategy Center! We are extremely excited about this next stage of AYPAL’s development and we thank ACMHS for supporting this growth. We will take to the Movement Strategy Center all the lessons learned, humility, and liberatory conviction that have made AYPAL a strong leadership development and community organizing program.

As we make the transition, we would like to share our gratitude for AYPAL’s founding staff, our Funders & Donors, our community allies, and our past and current collaborative partners (ACMHS, Arts Research & Curriculum Associates, Oakland Asian Student Educational Services, Lao Iu Mien Cultural Association, Filipino Advocates for Justice, Korean Community Center of the East Bay) for helping us build a trailblazing organization in the East Bay. We also want to thank the Movement Strategy Center for their ongoing guidance and support, and for allowing AYPAL to continue its work of building grassroots community power.

AYPAL’s new office is located at:

Movement Strategy Center
436 – 14th Street, 5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Once we settle into our new space, we will be sending out a save the date open house invitation to celebrate the move.

We are looking to purchase office furniture and computers for our new home. You can help us meet some of our office needs by sending a monetary contribution to AYPAL today! Checks can be made payable to “Movement Strategy Center” with “AYPAL” written in the memo.

We thank you so much for your ongoing trust and support.

Sincerely,

Jay Conui & Tiffany Eng
AYPAL Co-Directors

The AYPAL staff & youth offers our humble THANK YOUs to all of our supporters for making AYPAL’S 3rd ANNUAL YARD SALE FUNDRAISER another success on Saturday, June 11th!

We appreciate everyone for sparing the time and energy into gathering and sorting through all of your items and donating! We had over 150+ of our local Oakland neighbors out in full support making your old junk into their new treasures — while having fun in the sun!

With all of your generous support,  we will continue to build the power of Asian Pacific Islander youth and campaigning for Ethnic Studies in Oakland Unified School District!

Special Thanks To:

Where:

Park Blvd Plaza
Located in Oakland’s Eastlake Neighborhood
Corner of Park Blvd & East 21st Street
*Across from Goodyear Tires*
Oakland, CA 94610

When:

SATURDAY
JUNE 11th, 2011
9AM-6PM

What:

Everything!!!  This will be our biggest sale yet!

• Clothing: Women’s, Men’s, & Children
• Shoes
• Jewelry & Accessories
• Books
• Purses & Back packs
• Toys
• House wares
• Small Furniture
• Tools
• DVDs
• Music CDs & tapes
• Collectibles
• Art supplies
• Cameras, a projector, TVs, & stereos

Highlights from the 2010 Garage Sale:

2011 May Arts Festival Dancers

On behalf of the AYPAL staff and youth, we would like to offer our sincere and humble
THANK YOU’s
to all for attending, donating and supporting AYPAL’s 13th Annual May Arts Festival!

We packed the house and had a record of 350+ of our Bay Area community members in attendance!
With your generous support,  we will continue to build the power of Asian Pacific Islander youth and campaigning for Ethnic Studies in Oakland Unified School District!

Please view our Campaign Organizing Team’s video: True Life: We Need Ethnic Studies at OUSD to learn more about the AYPAL Ethnic Studies campaign!

Much appreciation to all our families, friends and allies of AYPAL and for your generous donations to help make our social justice arts programming possible!

Hope to see all of you again next year!

For everyone who came through and supported AYPAL’s House Party & Pacquiao Fight Fundraiser this past Saturday, May 7, 2011!

Your generous donations and contributions will allow AYPAL to continue holding our annual May Arts Festival on May 19, 2011, and provide Arts and Activism classes to young people in Oakland.

Thank You from AYPAL!

Please STAY TUNED for our next AYPAL event!

If you were not able to make it out, and would LOVE to support our program, you can always donate, volunteer, and otherwise get involved with AYPAL!

Special Thank Yous to our supporters:

DJ’s for rockin our party:

• DJ Celskii
• Dion Decibles
• Kiwi
• DJ LN
• Wonway Posibul

Home Hosts:

• Vay Hoang
• Amanda Wake
• Mohan
• Holly Lim

Our Amazing Volunteers:

• Abigail Moa
• Craig Matsuzaki
• Ellen Choy
• Genia Begay
• Joy Liu
• Kristia Castrillo
• Lini Moa
• Nhuanh Ly
• Paul Moa
• Phuong Vuong
• Roger Chung
• Viliami Ika

And a special Thanks to our Donors:

• SOMÄR Bar & Lounge
• Jay Conui
• Susan Quinlin
• Jen-Mei Wu
• B. Cole
• You!