WE RAISED OVER $13,200
THAT’S $1,200 OVER OUR $12,000 STRETCH GOAL!
DONORS WHO ContributeD $75+ received a gel-print card of Yuri Kochiyama, handmade by artist, Reiko Fujii © 2020 (more info below)
Over the course of 31+ years, AAWAA went from hosting small art salons in artists’ studios to showcasing 50+ exhibitions with over 30,000 people attending our programs. AAWAA has always involved a network of persistent, powerful and thoughtful Asian American women artists and we are empowered to continue bringing visibility and recognition to their stories and legacies.
On Giving Tuesday (December 1, 2020), we achieved our $4000 matching gift challenge and reached our $10,000 end-of year goal within just 2 weeks of the campaign! Through the remainder of the month, we successfully raised over $3000 more and reached a total of $13,200+ in support of Asian American women in the arts!
Much gratitude to the abundant support of our community and to all 120 donors who contributed:
Abelardo Valdez
Abigail Rivamonte
Abiola Akanni
Adam Murray
Alan Arai
Alexandra chop & Raymond Lieu
Alleluia Panis
Bettina Leong
Betty Kano
Betty Louie
Bonnie Kwong
Bruce D Campbell
Cameryn Murakami
Caroline Cabading
Caroline West
Catherine Judge
Celeste Kinswood
Chih-Yin Chen
Choppy Oshiro
Cindy Shih
Daniel Lau
Daniel Dao
David & Dianne Shen
David Mesa
Debbie Gong
Debbie Sheen
Diana Teng
Doug and Resa Inaba
Dylan Cha
Edna Lee
Elaine G. Louie
Elaine Martinez
Ellen Bepp
Emily Kim
Eva Lee
Fara Richardson
Fernando Li
Flo Oy Wong
Gabriel Darling
Gayle Tanaka
Gladys Wong
Gregory Choy
Hatsumi Campbell
Irene Wibawa
Jack Yin
Jan Ibasitas
Janice Nakashima
Jeffrey Wong
Jennifer Li
Jennifer Navarro-Marroquin
Jennifer Young
Jenny He
Judy Taira
Kamardip Singh
Kathy Fujii-Oka
Katie O'Connell
Kay Yatabe
Kenneth Arai
Kimberly Huynh
Kimi Taira
Laura Wong
Lauren Cheong
Lenore Chinn
Leqi Long
Lili Nguyen
Lillian La
Lily Spruce
Lisa Pradhan
Louise Ing
Lucien Kubo
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod
Lynn Larrow
Mark Weiss & Terry Acebo-Davis
Mary-Ann Milford
Maryln Mori
Masako Takahashi
Melanie Elvena
Michelle Jones
Na Omi Judith Shintani
Namrita Yuhanna
Nancy Hom
Nathan Tan
Nellie Wong
Pallavi Sharma
Pamela Wu-Kochiyama
Priscilla Kojimoto
Rachel Barrio
Rebecca Webb
Reiko Fujii
Robin Navarro
Ronel Namde
Rose Elvena
Rosita Belara
Ruth Kitayama-terao
Sabrina Martinez
Searah Deysach
Shari Arai DeBoer
Sophia Hutson
Stanley Chan
Susan Almazol
Susanne Takehara
Teresa Jade LeYung
Tiffany Yau
TJ Basa
Tri Le
Valerie Matsumoto
Victor You
Willis Lai
Xiao Qian Huang
Zilka Joseph
Zoe Grant
…and all of our anonymous donors!
Artists share postcards they made at AAWAA’s Reclaim the Vote event on October 3, 2020. Graphic by Diana Chen.
With the weight of the elections and the ongoing challenges we face, the voices and perseverance of our artists and arts community continue to shape how we come together, care and show up for each other. In 2020 alone, many of AAWAA’s members have sewn countless masks, produced numerous online readings, artist talks and performances, painted murals for Black lives and wrote hundreds of postcards to voters. Artists are at the root of resiliency in every historic moment and we are here to lift them up.
Your contribution will support our work toward:
SUSTAINING LEGACIES
Our emergent Pass It On video series will document oral histories from the artists who laid down AAWAA’s foundations in conversation with emerging artists. Your help will ensure their stories are passed onto the next generation.
SOWING AGENCY
Opening May 2021, this exhibition will showcase art inspired by the fight for environmental justice, activating our communities to engage in the issues of today’s climate crisis.
SUPPORTING ARTISTS
Our online shop and upcoming member studio hours will create opportunities for artists to sell their work and educate folks on their artistic process; thereby, ensuring they are sustained well beyond the pandemic.
Yuri Kochiyama (May 19, 1921- June 1, 2014) began her deep involvement in social justice and human rights movements in the 1960s. She championed numerous causes including ethnic studies, Puerto Rican independence, the rights of political prisoners and nuclear disarmament. She was a supporter and friend of Malcolm X and joined his efforts as a member of the Organization of Afro-American Unity to fight for racial justice.
Donors who contributed $75 or more received our thanks on a gel-printed card of Yuri Kochiyama, handmade by AAWAA Artist Member, Reiko Fujii © 2020
Permission to use image by Bob Hsiang © 1993
Cards were mailed out after the end of the campaign (December 31, 2020)