GAPIMNY continues to be appalled by the Trump administration's inhumane immigration policies. In 2018 alone, it has separated children from their families seeking asylum and is responsible for the death of 7-year-old Jakelin Ameí Rosmery ... Read More
GAPIMNY Signs Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Petition Denouncing Unjust Deportations
Since 1998, more than 16,000 of Southeast Asian American community members from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, have been issued orders of deportation, but more than 14,000 are living in the country in a state of limbo, uncertain of when ICE ... Read More
GAPIMNY Denounces Public Charge Rule Targeting Immigrants and Low-Income AAPIs
GAPIMNY stands in solidarity with the National CAPACD, who issued the statement (edited lightly) below: The Department of Homeland Security published a draft of sweeping regulations that endanger the lives of immigrant families and ... Read More
#FreeChin from ICE Detention
Please sign this petition to demand that Yuen Tsui request for parole be granted. Yuen Tsui, or Chin, is part of our community and we are ready to love and support him when he is free. Chin has been in solitary for over 8 months because ... Read More
GAPIMNY Joins AALDEF Amicus Brief Defending Affirmative Action
AALDEF and its co-amici, including GAPIMNY, are committed to the fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all. As part of their commitment to equality, AALDEF and its co-amici support the use of race-conscious admissions programs that ... Read More
Contextualizing Our Name Change
Dear Friends, Earlier this year, we announced that GAPIMNY would no longer go by the name “Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York”: we now go by the name “GAPIMNY” with the tagline “Empowering Queer & Trans Asian Pacific ... Read More
Job Announcement: NQAPIA Administrative Assistant
Position Summary: NQAPIA is seeking applicants for an full-time Administrative Assistant. This critical team member supports NQAPIA staff and programs with administrative support, logistical execution, communications, and database ... Read More
#JusticeForRoxana – GAPIMNY Joins Coalition in Letter to US DoH
GAPIMNY joins a coalition of organizations, led by Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement and Transgender Law Center, to demand an immediate and comprehensive investigation into and response to the death of Roxsana Hernandez, a 33 ... Read More
National API HIV Awareness Day – Sat. May 19
May 19th will be National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV / AIDS Awareness Day. If you are negative, PrEP is a once-a-day pill that prevents HIV. Testing every 3 months is recommended. If you are positive, treatment can keep your viral ... Read More
Mixed Race Asian Pacific Islanders
GAPIMNY would like to remind everyone that our queer and trans Asian Pacific Islander community is incredibly diverse. GAPIMNY is comprised of many ethnic identities, including East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, ... Read More