RESOURCES FOR ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
RISD Student Groups
Chinese Student and Scholar Association
RISD National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)
South Asian Students Association
Local Resources
| RISD Intercultural Student Engagement | Instagram: @risdise | Ewing Multicultural Center 41 Waterman Street Providence, RI 02903 |
| Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA) promotes the prosperity, heritage and leadership of Southeast Asians in Rhode Island. CSEA provides support to not only Southeast Asians, but also refugees from countries such as Burma, Bhutan, Liberia and Nigeria in navigating governmental, healthcare, human services, legal, and financial services systems. | 401 247-8811 | 270 Elmwood Ave Providence, RI 02907 |
| ARISE — Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education combines leadership training with community organizing to mobilize Southeast Asian and other Rhode Island youth of color for education justice. | zoe@ariseeducation.org | 151 Broadway Street Providence, RI 02903 |
| Korean-American Association of RI was founded in 1975 with the desire to celebrate and share Korean Culture with Rhode Island. | info@rikorean.org | 1140 Park Avenue Cranston, RI 02910 |
| PrYSM: Providence Youth Student Movement– Southeast Asian Queers United for Empowerment and Leadership (seaQuel) mobilizes queer Southeast Asian youth, families, and allies to build grassroots power and organize collectively for social justice. | 401-383-7450 Instagram: @prysmfam | |
| Empowering PI Communities promotes social justice by encouraging Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to participate in advocacy, research and leadership development. | Instagram: @empoweredpi | |
| National Council of Asian Pacific Americans a coalition of more than 30 national organizations representing Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities. | 202 706-6768 Instagram: @ncapagrams | |
| South Pacific Islander Organization a grassroots nonprofit that serves primarily people of Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian descent through leadership development, storytelling and community- building programs. | Instagram: @southpacificislander |