Mina Fedor founded AAPI Youth Rising at age 13, when she was a middle-schooler, after witnessing the rise in anti-Asian violence and an incident involving her mother, who is Korean.
The mission of AAPI Youth Rising is to make positive change in communities through small actions. Some of those changes include organizing a rally to bring awareness about anti-Asian violence in America, an art showcase, as well as starting additional chapters all over the U.S. For AAPI Heritage Month 2022, there is even a lesson students can use to present to their schools. Highlighting the importance of this initiative, mom of three Dre Siu said, “This group helps me show my kids what other kids are doing to promote change.”
