Hamkae Center (formerly known as NAKASEC Virginia) organizes Asian Americans to achieve social, economic, and racial justice in Virginia.

As their Project Design + Curriculum Development Consultant, Maum has been collaborating with Hamkae for the past seven months to co-create a mission-aligned, discussion-based, and arts-enhanced curriculum to raise awareness of the impacts of racism on Asian Americans in Virginia. This is part of a larger effort to launch a violence prevention project to mitigate racially-motivated discrimination, harassment, and violence towards Asian Americans. Hamkae’s Special Projects Coordinator Jade Lee helped design and develop the curriculum and will deliver all eight monthly workshops, virtually and in-person.

The inaugural workshop will invite participants to dive into the complexities of their Virginia-based Asian American identities and share stories from their diverse, lived experiences. It’s also part of a series of events hosted by Hamkae for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.