Honoring Our Diverse AAPI Grant Partners
During this time of increased xenophobia targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—and at all times—we stand in solidarity with AAPI communities here in Minnesota and across the nation. We grieve those who lost their lives in the Atlanta area and support all who have experienced racial trauma and fear.
Philanthropy has a role to play in better understanding the pressures that our diverse AAPI communities face, in amplifying AAPI perspectives, and in investing in their leadership. We at McKnight are committed to doing these better in Minnesota and beyond.
We need to do more than #StopAsianHate. We need to celebrate Asian American joy, support Asian artists, organizations, and businesses, and listen to Asian voices. Through a new social media content series we’re calling #CelebrateAAPI, we will shine a light on the many Asian American Pacific Islander organizations McKnight has the privilege to have as grant partners in Minnesota. We honor these community leaders for their ingenuity and their many contributions that make our state a better place to call home.
Follow #CelebrateAAPI through our ፌስቡክ, ትዊተር, እና LinkedIn pages and join the conversation.
ጥምረት ለእስያ አሜሪካ መሪዎች
የ የእስያ አሜሪካን መሪዎች ጥምረት is a social justice network of leaders with a mission to harness our collective power to improve the lives of community by connecting, learning, and acting together.
ታይኮአርትስ መካከለኛ ምዕራብ
ታይኮአርትስ መካከለኛ ምዕራብ provides our community with high quality taiko performances, supports taiko artists, and strengthens and builds community through taiko.
Hmong American Partnership
Hmong American Partnership’s mission is to empower the community to embrace the strengths of our cultures while achieving our potential.
Ragamala Dance Company
ዊንግ ያንግ ሂዩ
With his powerful photography and compelling public art projects, 2018 McKnight Distinguished Artist ዊንግ ያንግ ሂዩ has been documenting Minnesota’s changing cultural landscape for more than 30 years in images that ask us to focus on people and places that are often overlooked
Hmong Cultural Center
የ Hmong Cultural Center provides community outreach activities related to multicultural education for the purposes of promoting positive race relations in the Twin Cities community.
ካታ የዳንስ ቲያትር
ካታ የዳንስ ቲያትር creates, performs and educates through the art forms of dance, music, poetry and storytelling. Rooted in Kathak, the classical dance style of North India, KDT is dedicated to making dance accessible, inclusive and relevant.
