About AARW

Founded in 1979 as one of the Boston area's first pan-Asian organizations, the Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) is an intergenerational social justice nonprofit that promotes Asian American identity while addressing contemporary issues affecting our communities.  We are based in Chinatown and focused on the Boston area.

Over our 32-year history, AARW:

• Actively worked with local groups on issues such as Secure Communities and the DREAM Act

• Initiated the Asian Pacific American Agenda Coalition (APAAC)

• Helped launch the Chinatown Voter Education/Registration Project

• Played a key role in the Coalition to Protect Parcel C for Chinatown

• Published the first Massachusetts Asian Pacific American Directory

• Developed a Southeast Asian Studies curriculum for local schools

• Held the first Boston area exhibition of Asian American artists

• Produced numerous social justice documentary films and research reports

• Published the Asian American Comic Book

• Started the SafetyNet Hate Violence Prevention Project to aid victims of anti-Asian violence

We continue to work for systemic social change through a pan-Asian lens -- Please join us as a member if you want to support our work and be a part of our movement.

The mission of the Asian American Resource Workshop is to work for the empowerment of the Asian Pacific American community to achieve its full participation in U.S. society.  We are a member-based organization that seeks to document the diverse Asian Pacific American histories, experiences, and social conditions. Our resources and activities are used to respond to current Asian Pacific American issues and to promote Asian Pacific American identity.