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Where we serve all the tea on Asian Girls Ignite and AANHPI pride.

Asian Girls Ignite 8/26/24 Asian Girls Ignite 8/26/24

Event Diaries: Back-to-School Picnic & Paddle

Abigail Regucera 8/13/24 Abigail Regucera 8/13/24

Asian Girls Ignite Awarded $564,000 for Programming that Empowers Colorado’s AANHPI Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth

Asian Girls Ignite receives $564,000 in grants from Arc’teryx, The Colorado Health Foundation, and The Colorado Trust. This funding enhances leadership development and programming for AANHPI girls and gender-expansive youth. Discover how this support will ignite the power and potential of the next generation.

Abigail Regucera 8/10/24 Abigail Regucera 8/10/24

The macro impact of microaggressions

Microaggressions can have big impacts on our mental health and confidence. You can challenge microaggressions with courage and understanding.

Asian Girls Ignite 8/8/24 Asian Girls Ignite 8/8/24

Event Diaries: 2024 RepresentAsian Summer Program

Asian Girls Ignite 7/6/24 Asian Girls Ignite 7/6/24

Event Diaries: Sisterhood Outdoors with Convivir Colorado

Recently, we co-hosted our first Sisterhood Outdoors event with Convivir Colorado.

Abigail Regucera 6/29/24 Abigail Regucera 6/29/24

Decolonizing AANHPI Queerness: Blast From The Past

Some Asian cultures think of queer identities as a Western influence when contrarily queerness once thrived in our ancient lands. Let’s find and tell the stories of when our ancestors were proud to be queer.

Abigail Regucera 6/17/24 Abigail Regucera 6/17/24

Reading Between the Generations: Understanding our parents and ourselves

Being the eldest daughter of first-generation immigrant parents is no easy feat. We know. This blog post explores the nuances of this family role.

Abigail Regucera 5/29/24 Abigail Regucera 5/29/24

It’s NOT all in your head: Redefining AANHPI mental health

While AANHPI heritage is something our communities are more than happy to talk about, we’d love to turn up the volume on mental health as well.

Abigail Regucera 5/21/24 Abigail Regucera 5/21/24

Interview with Denver7: Asian Girls Ignite teaches young women to embrace their identities

For Asian youth, the leading cause of death in the United States is suicide. A Colorado nonprofit hopes to change that by helping girls build community and self-confidence.

Abigail Regucera 5/10/24 Abigail Regucera 5/10/24

Asian Girls Ignite Joins NAAPIMHA in proclaiming May 10th As Annual National AANHPI Mental Health Day

Asian Girls Ignite is proud to be a community partner of NAAPIMHA’s 4th Annual National AANHPI MentalHealthDay celebration! We stand strongly in solidarity with our communities around destigmatizing AANHPI mental health and promoting the well-being of AANHPIs.

Asian Girls Ignite 4/8/24 Asian Girls Ignite 4/8/24

Event Diaries: Art from the Heart

AGI hosted an event for our middle school students, “Art from the Heart.” This event encouraged participants to express themselves and explore their identities.

Asian Girls Ignite 3/29/24 Asian Girls Ignite 3/29/24

10 AANHPI Women Who Paved The Way For Our Youth

In a world where diversity and representation matter more than ever, it's crucial to acknowledge and honor the remarkable contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women. As we commemorate Women's History Month, we're proud to shine a spotlight on 10 exceptional AAPI women whose stories inspire us all.