Asian Musical Voices of America

Asian Musical Voices of America (AMVA) is devoted to community-building and activism for transformational change.
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Together, 
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We build community among self-identified Asian Americans working and creating in classical music. 
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We educate ourselves on the ways structural racism is present in classical music. 
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We engage in activism to dismantle structural racism, promote equity, and lift up BIPOC musical voices working and creating within the field. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING

1. May 19, 7 PM ET/4PM PT Reflections on a year of ThoughtLuck, a year in quarantine, and a year of interiority. What have we learned, and what do we want to change as we emerge from the pandemic? Please sign up here to join.
   

PAST

• April 26, 7 PM ET/4PM PT Conditions, considerations, and challenges for building solidarity.
  
  March 17, 7 ET/6CT/5MT/4PT Our second ThoughtLuck of the year will consider immigrant experiences of the "American dream," a theme at the heart of the recent film Minari. Having seen the film is not a prerequisite for participating in the discussion, and all stories are valued and welcomed. Please sign up here to join. You will receive a Zoom link to attend the event.
  
  February  January 28 at 5ET/4CT/2PT :
  The first ThoughtLuck of the spring will be a space to share our experiences and fears over the surge of anti-Asian violence, especially against elders, across the United States. The discussion will focus on processing and action in response to these events.
  
  
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RESOURCES

• TOOLKIT:
  
  OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates COVID-19 Toolkit: Strategies to Defeating Asian American Racial Profiling and Xenophobia
  https://www.standagainsthatred.org/
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• ORGANIZATIONS:
  
  Asian Americans Advancing Justice records hate crimes and hate/bias incidents in English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
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• Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON) records hate crimes and hate/bias incidents in English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, Khmer, Punjabi, Tagalog, Hmong, and Hindi.
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• South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) records hate crimes and hate/bias incidents against the South Asian, Sikh, Muslim, and Arab communities.
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• STORIES:
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  Slate: "Pandemic-Fueled Anti-Asian Violence Hasn’t Ended"‍
  
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  Elle: "For Asian Americans, Sharing Our Grief Is an Act of Revolution"
  
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  NBC News: "Amid wave of violence, Asian Americans, Black communities build coalitions"‍
  
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  MSNBC: "'We are crying out for help': Actors, activists sounding alarm on surging attacks against Asian Americans"‍
  
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  Trevor Noah: "Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Continue to Rise"‍
  
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  Bustle: "4 Ways To Support Asian-American Communities Right Now"
  
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  CNN: "Hundreds of people are volunteering to escort elderly Asian Americans to help keep them safe"
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• MENTAL HEALTH HELP LINES:‍
  
  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  
  
• Crisis Text Line
  
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  24-Hour Asian Lifenet Hotline
  
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  Asian American Psychological Association
  
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  Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American Therapist Directory listed by State
  
  

CONTACT