UW Combined Fund Drive

AA and NHPI Community

The UW Combined Fund Drive stands in solidarity with the Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. We recognize and support the struggle of AA and NHPI people to be seen, respected, heard and protected, and denounce all forms of discrimination, harassment, and racialized violence against AA and NHPI people.

Report incidents of hate and bias

Report Bias Incidents at UW: Report all incidents of bias or suspected bias using the UW’s bias reporting tool, which was created in partnership with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, the Office of Student Life and the president’s Race & Equity Initiative.

Stop AAPI Hate tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

Chinese Information Service Center has provided resources on how to report incidents of hate or bias in different languages.

WA State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs has a robust list of organizations for AA and NHPI people to report incidents.

Take Action

Be The Match, a UWCFD-partner nonprofit bone marrow and stem cell donor registry to help people with blood cancers, just launched the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Member Enrollment Program to address the need of finding stem cell donors for patients of Asian American and Pacific Islander ancestry. Right now, only 9% of potential donors on the Be The Match Registry identify as Asian. Join the donor registry.

Be The Match, in partnership with UWCFD and The Whole U, will be holding an in-person donor registry event this month. Join us on Red Square Monday, May 23 from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. to join the registry and help someone live a life full of possibilities.

Learn

Volunteer

Volunteer at the ACRS (Asian Counseling and Referral Services) food bank: Tasks include prepping food bags for delivery, assembling and packaging food, and loading/unloading food from delivery vehicles.

Volunteer for Helping Link, which empowers Vietnamese Americans and assists with social adjustment, family stability, and self-sufficiency while nurturing community service and youth leaders.

Follow the #StopAsianHate Movement and stay updated on current events. 

Support

As hate crimes against AA and NHPI people continue, it is more important than ever that we stand together during these challenging times. Consider setting up payroll deduction or making a one-time gift through the UWCFD to any of the following organizations working to combat violence and empower AA and NHPI communities:

Asian Americans Advancing Justice (charity code 1479276): Fighting for civil rights and empowering Asian Americans to create a more just America for all.

API Chaya (charity code 0320806): We envision a community free from violence. The mission of the Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center is to organize communities, educate, train, and provide technical assistance and comprehensive culturally relevant services.

Asia and the Pacific Fund (charity code 1482504): Support the Global Impact Asia-Pacific Fund, which focuses on economic and social growth for the people of this region.

Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (charity code 1480374): APIASF works to create opportunities for students to access, complete, and succeed after post-secondary education thereby developing future leaders who will excel in their career, serve as role models in their communities, and will ultimately contribute to a vibrant America.

Asian Counseling And Referral Service (charity code 0320807): Nationally recognized organization offering an array of human services behavioral health programs to Asian Pacific Americans.

Chinatown International District Preservation & Development (charity code 0456771): To preserve, promote, and develop the Seattle Chinatown International District as a vibrant community and unique ethnic neighborhood.

Densho (charity code 1480520): Densho’s mission is to promote critical thinking and equal justice through the preservation and examination of the Japanese American experience during World War II.

Good Samaritan Community Services (charity code 0316217): Provides outpatient mental health services, Asian Counseling services; domestic violence counseling, adult day health services, maternity case management for at-risk teens, respite services for caregivers, and training to identify at-risk older adults.

Interim Community Development Association ICDA (charity code 0316558): We are a community development group promoting, advocating, and revitalizing the Chinatown/International District and other Asian/Pacific Islander communities in the Puget Sound area for the benefit of low- and moderate-income residents and communities.

Japan-America Society Of The State Of Washington (charity code 1482215): To promote mutual understanding friendship between the peoples of Japan Washington State by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas information. Japan in Schools introduces Japanese culture to K-12.

Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (charity code 1479620): To provide a center in Seattle that celebrates Japanese and Japanese American Culture and heritage through educational, cultural, business and social programs that add to the richness and diversity of the region.

Related: Celebrate Bunka No Hi (Japanese Culture Day)

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (charity code 1480406): The nation’s leading advocacy and service organization committed to the dignity, well-being and quality of life of Asian American and Pacific Islanders as they age.

PeaceTrees Vietnam (charity code 1481589): We sponsor demining and mine risk education, survivor assistance, and community building projects, such as kindergartens and libraries, in partnership with the people of Quang Tri and Quang Binh Provinces.

SafeFutures Youth Center (charity code 0350027): Comprehensive services for primarily SE Asian, East African, African American, and Pacific Islander youth and their families including case management, crisis intervention, school advocacy, employment, cultural, and multilingual services.

Vietnamese Friendship Association  (charity code 1478860): Provides services to Vietnamese youth and families, including after-school tutoring, mentorship, parent advocacy, leadership, and cultural enrichment activities. We focus on low-income youth in the Rainier Valley.

Wing Luke Asian Museum (charity code 0315161): The Museum engages Asian Pacific Americans and the public in exploring issues related to APA art, history and culture through exhibitions, outreach, research and publications.

Non-CFD Organizations

The following nonprofit organizations have been invited to join the Combined Fund Drive and we hope they will join our program soon. Every gift makes a difference. If you don’t see the organization you’re looking for on the list, let us know. We’ll work to get them added to the UW Combined Fund Drive.

Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council: A3PCON is a coalition of community-based organizations that advocates for the rights and needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Community.

Chinese for Affirmative Action: CAA was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to advance multiracial democracy in the United States. We advocate for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial and social injustice.

WOMANKIND: Womankind works with survivors of gender-based violence to rise above trauma and build a path to healing. We bring critical resources and deep cultural competency to help Asian communities find refuge, recovery, and renewal.

Stop AAPI Hate: tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

KHMER Community of Seattle King County: The mission of KCSKC is to nurture the Khmer community by bridging the intergenerational gap between elders and youth, through cultural preservation and promoting well-being.