Here are some groups that PrYSM wants to give a shout out to!

CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
www.caaav.org
CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities (also known as Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence) was founded by Asian women in 1986 as one of the first organizations in the United States to mobilize Asian communities to counter anti-Asian violence. CAAAV focuses on institutional violence that affects immigrant, poor and working-class communities such as worker exploitation, concentrated urban poverty, police brutality, Immigration Naturalization Service detention and deportation, and criminalization of youth and workers.

SEARAC – Southeast Asian Resource Action Center
www.searac.org
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a national organization advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment. We were founded in 1979 as the Indochina Refugee Action Center (IRAC) to facilitate the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees into American society and foster the development of nonprofit organizations led by and for Southeast Asian Americans.

GAPMINY – Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York
www.gapimny.org
GAPIMNY is an organization whose goal is to empower Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander's through a range of social, educational, peer-support, cultural, and political activities. We work in coalition with other community organizations to help educate the API ethnic and LGBT communities on issues of race, sexuality, gender, and health.

FIERCE – Fierce Independent Educated Radicals for Community Empowerment
www.fiercenyc.org
FIERCE! is a community organization for Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Queer, and Questioning (TLGBTSQQ) youth of color in New York City. We are dedicated to exploring and building power in our communities through a mix of leadership development, artistic and cultural activism, political education, and campaign development while taking care of ourselves and each other.

MAP for HEALTH / Asian Impact
www.mapforhealth.org
MAP is a non-profit, community-based organization that mobilizes, educates, and advocates for Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander health improvements--particularly in HIV/AIDS and sexual health. We envision an inclusive, multicultural society with optimal health for Asians, South Asians, and Pacific Islanders.