An A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project Event.

Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU.

Co-sponsored by Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC), Nā ‘Ōiwi NYC, NYU Native Studies Forum, NYU Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, and Institute for Public Knowledge.

In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified existing violence, precarity, and insecurity in the US, with disproportionate repercussions for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (NHPI) peoples. As part of the A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project, NHPI roundtable participants from Tongva territory (Southern California), Hawaiʻi, and Osage territory (Arkansas) share their experiences organizing with and responding to the needs of their communities during this time of intensifying crisis. Roundtable participants include community leaders and A/P/A Voices narrators Albious Latior (Northwest Arkansas Marshallese COVID-19 outreach coordinator), Tavae Samuelu (executive director, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities), and Kaina Quenga (founder, Nā ‘Ōiwi NYC). Project volunteer Crystal Mun-hye Baik (University of California, Riverside) moderates.

Accessibility Note: This event will be hosted virtually on Zoom. A Zoom account, internet access, and a smartphone or computer is required. Closed captioning will be provided for all audio. If you have any access needs, please include them below, or email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu as soon as possible.