Xīn Shēng Project

09/06/2023

Learning doesn't end with ! We're hosting free, online political education teach-ins weekly in June at 6pm ET / 3pm PT, starting this Sunday (6/11).

Gain a new perspective on organizing, disability & class justice, & the Chinese diaspora!

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Grow and learn with us to gain a new perspective on organizing, disability and class justice, and the Chinese diaspora!

17/05/2023

Want tips for talking about with everyone from your conservative uncle to your college roommate?

Join us, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), & Asian American Futures next Tues 5/23 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET on Zoom as we share our message testing findings & toolkit.

The Supreme Court is currently deliberating the future of race-conscious admissions, a policy that has been used for decades to improve equity and diversity in universities and beyond. We are expecting a decision in June and want our community to be prepared, no matter what happens.

RSVP below!

Join Asian American Futures and Chinese for Affirmative Action to learn about our research and messaging guidance on affirmative action.

15/05/2023

The is now open! Apply to - an online grants challenge that resources Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations.

Learn more at their May 17th webinar (3pm EST/12pm PST): tinyurl.com/GFC2023Webinar-2

As winners of the inaugural Gold Futures Challenge in 2021, XSP is proud to partner with Asian American Futures this year to amplify this grant opportunity. We hope to spread word of this challenge to other grassroots Asian American organizations so that they can be funded to do more incredible work. The Gold Futures grant started and continues to fund our work, and we encourage others to apply.

The GFC will award ten prizes to ten organizations: one grand prize winner ($100,000), two $75,000 prizes, three $50,000 prizes, and four $25,000 prizes. Small, burgeoning organizations will be prioritized.

Please email @asianamericanfutures.org if you have any questions.

Gold Futures Challenge Asian American Futures Gold House




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14/12/2022

Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project December 2022 Newsletter! - https://mailchi.mp/8adbd3797147/newsletter-returns

03/08/2022

Along with 120 other orgs and educators, we signed onto this amicus brief supporting a historic case.

Learn more about how you can join the fight for race-conscious admissions in this post by Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) 💪

“Asian Americans benefit from affirmative action, and all students benefit from the diverse student body that affirmative action cultivates.” NEW YORK, NY — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of 121 Asian...

06/05/2022

Thank you for featuring our incredible volunteers' work, Shawna Chen, and sharing our story on The Yappie!

Misinformation and disinformation campaigns are flourishing on ethnic media platforms. Volunteer groups with progressive backing have stepped up to confront them—but not without controversy.

14/03/2022

(1 of 3) The Xin Sheng Project reflects on gendered, anti-Asian violence one year after Atlanta Shooting. The names of the victims are: Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Soon C. Park, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Julie Park, Hyun Jung Park Grant, Yong A. Yue, and Suncha Kim.

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31/01/2022

As an alum of the University of Chicago, news of Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng’s tragic death hit me hard. I could visualize the street where the tragedy happened; I could imagine the ambulance route to the hospital; and I could reflect on the painful history of the relationship between the University and the Southside of Chicago where it calls home.

It’s been incredibly painful to watch the majority of responses in the aftermath of the tragedy center on police and carceral responses. Little of the narrative is focused on true justice and healing. Little of the narrative talks about healing the pain for Shaoxiong’s family and community, the pain for Alton’s family and community, the pain for the Chicago southside community and the UChicago community, and the collective pain among all of us impacted by systemic oppression and violence.

This article explores the larger context surrounding this tragedy and affirms that we must center healing and transformative justice because we all deserve safety and community.

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25/01/2022

“Martin Luther King is dead — the victim of a white racist bullet,” so begins the Los Angeles Black Panther Party statement, “In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King.” The Party goes forth to make three demands, translated here into Chinese, in response to the racism that took MLK’s life.

This statement was translated into Simplified Chinese by the Twitter Translate Project, a collective that translates English leftist content into Chinese. If you’re interested in their work, you can join and follow:

On Twitter @ translate_cn
On Telegram https://t.me/twitter_translate
On douban https://www.douban.com/people/121400732/statuses
On Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/cn_talk/

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03/01/2022

New year, new opportunities! The Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project is now accepting volunteer applications! Apply by 1/23 ✍️ Join us as we continue to build political consciousness and combat disinformation in the Chinese diaspora 🌏

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24/11/2021

[Xīn Shēng Project Newsletter] THANK YOU FOR HELPING US WIN $75K!!!! - https://mailchi.mp/d6228e8d4fcb/stop-anti-asian-hate-be-anti-racist-5684449

15/11/2021

Honored to have won second place and be a finalist among so many incredible AAPI organizations we admire! As a 100% volunteer and youth-led collective, we’ve never gotten grant funding before, so this is a HUGE milestone for us.

We are so grateful for our amazing community for supporting us and helping us get out the vote! We couldn’t have done it without you all, and are so excited to finally be able to set up a mutual aid fund with the $75,000 for our unpaid volunteers in need.

Of course, big thank you to Gold House, Asian American Futures, and Gold Futures Challenge for believing in us and our mission. You have opened up so many new opportunities for us by investing in our organization, which we are forever grateful for.

謝謝個位，謝謝阿姨阿叔們！

*drum roll* 10 finalists. 5,400+ voters. 1 grand prize winner. Congratulations to AAPI women-focused nonprofit Asian-American Women's Political Initiative (AAWPI) on winning the inaugural !

Let’s give one more round of applause to all of our incredible finalists! They represent eight states, predominantly focus on pan-AAPI work, and cover a host of issues ranging from LGBTQ+ advocacy, environmental preservation, and uplifting youth through media and the arts.

Read more about the finalists at goldfutureschallenge.org/meetthewinners/

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1. Asian-American Women's Political Initiative (AAWPI) | Grand Prize Winner, $100k Grant Recipient
2. Xīn Shēng Project | $75k Grant Recipient
3. AAPI Stories Within | $75k Grant Recipient
4. CAUSE Empowerment | $50k Grant Recipient
5. Kua'aina Ulu 'Auamo | $50k Grant Recipient
6. United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance - WA | $50k Grant Recipient
7. Asian Media Access | $25k Grant Recipient
8. North Carolina Asian Americans Together | $25k Grant Recipient
9. The Legal Clinic - The Hawaiʻi Affiliate of Justice for Our Neighbors | $25k Grant Recipient
10. API Equality - Northern California | $25k Grant Recipient

08/11/2021

Thank you all who voted for and supported us through this whole challenge! We are so grateful people believe in us enough to invest this much into our growth as an org.

29/10/2021

[Xīn Shēng Project Newsletter] LAST CALL TO VOTE FOR XSP IN THE GOLD FUTURES CHALLENGE (DUE 10/31)!!! - https://mailchi.mp/d3035fb8f469/stop-anti-asian-hate-be-anti-racist-5671813

25/10/2021

[Xīn Shēng Project Newsletter] Vote for Xīn Shēng Project in the Gold Futures Challenge! - https://mailchi.mp/62e78d5f04a7/stop-anti-asian-hate-be-anti-racist-5671805

20/10/2021

🎧 EPISODE 5 (FINALE) OF VIRAL LOVE OUT NOW! Link in bio to hear the full episode.

Manhattan Chinatown is a complex cross-section of immigrant business owners, dim sum restaurant workers, grandpas playing cards in Columbus Park—and, most recently, a new wave of second-gen Asian Americans trying to preserve their childhood memories as they watch the pandemic erode Chinatown.

There’s a lot of love for Chinatown, but also a lot of different ideas about what Chinatown needs most during the pandemic. What happens when people don't agree on what the future of their community should look like—and who exactly is Chinatown for?

Featuring .to.chinatown, , , , , , ,

Visit the link in bio or www.xinshengproject.org/virallovepodcast to hear the full episode.

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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13/10/2021

[Xīn Shēng Project Newsletter] CAN WE COUNT ON YOUR VOTE TO GET $100K IN GRANT FUNDING? - https://mailchi.mp/379ef8aaf321/stop-anti-asian-hate-be-anti-racist-5662561

13/10/2021

Most people don’t imagine Houston’s urban sprawl when they think of Chinatown. But Houston is the most diverse city in the U.S. for a reason—and its Chinatown/Asiatown community is no exception.

Sabrina is joined by Xin Sheng Project co-founder and Houston native Sunnie Liu () as they explore the birthplace of Viet-Cajun crawfish, a Latin American grocery chain stocked with lychees and oyster sauce, and why the call to “support Asian businesses” is more complicated than it seems.

Featuring , , , , , , , , .sweets

Visit the link in bio or www.xinshengproject.org/virallovepodcast to hear the full episode.

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13/10/2021

🧧 BIG NEWS 🧧 Xīn Shēng Project is in a public voting process for up to $100,000 (!!!!!!) of funding 🤩🤩 CAN WE COUNT ON YOUR VOTE???

As a 100% volunteer group, the possibility of getting this grant is a HUGE deal.

By October 31, vote for us in the Gold Futures Challenge at bit.ly/votegoldfuture

Please tell your family and friends to vote too! Feel free to use these email, text, and WeChat templates: bit.ly/xspvote

Link in bio for everything too! Thank you for supporting us

13/10/2021

🧧 BIG NEWS 🧧 Xīn Shēng Project is in a public voting process for up to $100,000 (!!!!!!) of funding 🤩🤩 CAN WE COUNT ON YOUR VOTE??? As a 100% volunteer group, the possibility of getting this grant is a HUGE deal.

By October 31, vote for us for at bit.ly/votegoldfuture

Please tell your family and friends to vote too! Feel free to use these email, text, and WeChat templates: bit.ly/xspvote

Thank you for supporting us

11/10/2021

✨In collaboration with Chinese Students and Activists Network, we’re hosting a virtual conversation on how Asian American and Chinese international students can work together in activism and organizing ✨

This Sunday, October 17th, at 1-2:30 pm ET / 10-11:30 am PT, join us for panel and breakout room discussions over Zoom!

RSVP for the Zoom link: bit.ly/csaxspwebinar

06/10/2021

🎧 EPISODE 3 OF VIRAL LOVE OUT NOW! Link in bio to hear the full episode.

What do we really mean when we say “anti-Asian violence”?

Sabrina heads to Los Angeles to speak with the team behind Chinatown Community for Equitable Development and some iconic LA Chinatown elders to learn more about why fighting for housing and economic justice is key to addressing anti-Asian violence. Also, bad karaoke.

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Visit the link in bio or www.xinshengproject.org/virallovepodcast to hear the full episode.

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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29/09/2021

🎧 EPISODE 2 OF VIRAL LOVE OUT NOW ON ALL PLATFORMS!

Oakland’s Chinatown might not be as well known as its San Francisco counterpart, but over the course of the pandemic, it became infamous for the viral clips of violence that originated on its streets. What’s really going on, and how is Chinatown grappling with this intense media scrutiny?

Join Sabrina as she speaks with Oakland-based organization Cut Fruit Collective to learn more about Oakland’s Chinatown as a living, breathing community—and the untold political history of the fortune cookie. 🥠

Featuring , , and

Visit the link in bio or www.xinshengproject.org/virallovepodcast to hear the full episode.

Available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, and more!

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22/09/2021

🎧 PODCAST TRAILER OUT NOW! VIRAL LOVE: Stories of Chinatown Resilience premieres Wednesday, September 29 ✨ Stay updated by visiting www.xinshengproject.org/virallovepodcast!

VIRAL LOVE is a podcast about the resiliencies of Chinatowns across the United States—particularly amidst the racial violence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Xin Sheng Project co-founder Sabrina Lin as she explores Chinatown communities in Oakland, LA, Houston, and NYC. Episodes will be released every Wednesday.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qcxmp1qTN2fuwItEyYena?si=JQtQbN0vTL2hgcG0v_eXwQ&dl_branch=1
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-love-stories-of-chinatown-resilience/id1585920276
Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/x-n-sh-ng-project
Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaphHmtPKyVOXl1i75SxtuX0ZpiuIMZ1C
Listen on Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/fQAFg3J3RrX1ZQQ49
Listen on Overcast by searching "VIRAL LOVE Chinatown"
(More platforms coming soon!)

Written, recorded, and produced by Sabrina Lin
Designed by Tina Zhou
Edited by Brendon Lin and Sabrina Lin
Theme music composed and performed by Mark Fish

22/08/2021

The fairness of the system to specialized and other elite high schools in has long been in question due to the decline in the enrollment of Black, Latine, and low-income students. Admission is based on a student’s score on a single entrance test—Specialized High Schools Admissions Test ( ) in the fall of eighth grade. Intentions to eliminate the as the determining factor of admission have sparked much dissent, specifically within the community.

See links below for full article in English and both simplified & traditional Chinese. Share on WeChat with your aunties and uncles!!

English: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/shsat-nyc-high-schools
WeChat: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/S5lPhnADl87W--5xo7r6MQ
Simplified Chinese: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/shsat-nyc-high-schools-chinese
Traditional Chinese: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/shsat-nyc-high-schools-trad-chinese

22/08/2021

theory has once again become a hot topic on , with a lot of & spreading about the harms of . In this article, we discuss and debunk the misinformation being spread on .

Read our full article in English and Chinese through the links below. Share on WeChat with your aunties and uncles!

English: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/is-it-crt-or-wechat-articles-about-crt-that-is-dividing-us
WeChat: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Gcqgzb8HrT-dkfHyLN-Kcg
Simplified Chinese: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/Is-It-Crt-Or-Wechat-Articles-About-Crt-That-Is-Dividing-Us-s-chinese
Traditional Chinese: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/is-it-crt-or-wechat-articles-about-crt-that-is-dividing-us-t-chinese

20/08/2021

[Xīn Shēng Project Newsletter] End of summer updates!! - https://mailchi.mp/102fb1f0131e/stop-anti-asian-hate-be-anti-racist-5537525

12/08/2021

RSVP at tinyurl.com/DisruptDisinfo!

We're honored to join Viet Fact Check - Việt Kiểm Tin, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and The Movement Cooperative in this event on August 18th at 5-7 pm PT hosted by Amplify Asian America to discuss how Asian Americans can combat disinformation within our communities.

Join us on Wednesday, August 18th at 5PM PT for a webinar about the ways Asian Americans are fighting disinformation in our communities.

Hosted by Amplify Asian America, this event will also include the Xīn Shēng Project, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and The Movement Cooperative.

RSVP at tinyurl.com/DisruptDisinfo

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YOU'RE INVITED: The recent rise of disinformation has brought with it new challenges. While this issue has impacted the broader Asian American community in America in unique ways, its impact and persistence also vary across sub-communities in our space. Join Amplify Asian America on August 18th at 5pm PT for an interactive webinar focused on the unique role young Asian Americans can play in combating disinformation in our communities. The event will feature a panel discussion and opportunities for exchange with members from leading organizations in the space, including:

Viet Fact Check ()
Xinsheng Project ()
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) ()
The Movement Cooperative

RSVP at tinyurl.com/DisruptDisinfo or via the link in our bio



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11/08/2021

We need to include class analysis in our discussion of anti-Asian violence! Many are quick to point out that some of our most vulnerable community members are elderly and women, but neglect to address the poverty the victims of anti-Asian violence face. As it becomes clear low-income communities are most at risk, we must acknowledge and address the class issues that put them in this vulnerable position.

Read our article to learn more, and share it on WeChat with your aunties and uncles!

WeChat: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-zk9iwrYGjf7n5p18G9ohQ

Chinese: https://www.thewechatproject.org/post/anti-asian-violence-chinese

English: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/anti-asian-violence

11/08/2021

While viral videos and headlines emphasize specific hate incidents of Asian Americans being attacked, they miss the root of the issue: anti-Asian violence is not individualistic, but systemic. These systemic problems not only impact our Asian diasporic community, but also other marginalized groups. How can we ensure that our activism extends beyond the 10 seconds we see on social media, and that our activism is intersectional?

Read our article to learn more, and share it on WeChat with your aunties and uncles!

WeChat: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-zk9iwrYGjf7n5p18G9ohQ

Chinese: https://www.thewechatproject.org/post/anti-asian-violence-chinese

English: https://www.xinshengproject.org/post/anti-asian-violence