The survivors we work with every day embody the meaning of courage, hope, and determination. Please call our crisis line if you or someone you know need help.
Asian Women's Shelter works to eliminate domestic violence by promoting the social, political and economic self-determination of women and all survivors of violence and oppression. Asian Women's Shelter (AWS) was founded in 1988 to address the needs of women, children, transgender and non-binary survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, especially those who are immigrants and refugees
. They inspire our unrelenting commitment to end violence in our families, communities, and world. We provide comprehensive survivor centered and trauma informed services in over forty languages, including a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter program, transitional and permanent housing program, Arab Women’s Services and Q-RAB Program, Q***r Asian Women and Transgender Support Program, Anti-Trafficking Program, and more. At AWS, survivors and their children begin to heal and rebuild their lives. Other AWS initiatives engage our communities to affect positive change: Public Awareness, Grassroots Mobilization, Systems Advocacy & Change and Organizational & Movement Capacity Building. Contact us to learn more about opportunities to learn, volunteer, donate, contribute, and more. AWS follows an equal opportunity employment policy and employs personnel without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status. AWS is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodations when necessary.
Now recruiting 2024 volunteers and language advocates! Ever thought about doing more to help survivors of domestic violence? Now is your chance! [LINK] https://tinyurl.com/AWSFALL24
Become a trained DV counselor / advocate - special opportunities for our bi/ multi- lingual community members to support critical language access! We are in need of more advocates with Spanish and Central Asian language skills.
We're proud to support the 20th annual QWOCMAP - Q***r Women of Color Media Arts Project Film Festival, showcasing 44 transformative films!
This year's theme, 'Joyful Reunion,' invites us all to explore stories of resilience, identity, and community. Don’t miss out book your free tickets today: qwocff.org!
AWS will be part of the Sunday Centerpiece Showcase: June 16 at 5pm PT - hope to see you there!
For today, we wanted to highlight a special project from our leadership team at Y.A.A.A.S (Youth are Aware, Active & Supportive)!
The youth leaders wanted to take the opportunity to call attention to s*xual assault during SAAM (Sexual Assault Awareness Month). Their Denim Day project aims to bring attention to survivors and Denim Day itself, which originated from a s*xual assault case where a judge overturned a r**e conviction because the victim was wearing tight jeans. In response, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans to work to protest the ruling. Denim Day has since become a symbol of protest against victim-blaming and a call for awareness and support for survivors. 💙
Only one month away! Join us as we celebrate our local San Francisco AAPI community and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
The AAPI 5K will take place on May 5th at 9:00am at Crissy Field, East Beach. Link below for AWS team page, join our team (code: AWS2024) or pledge for one of our team members!
We had a great time last year with our fellow team members, our furry friends and our community at large. We hope to see some of you all there!
https://raceroster.com/events/2024/84494/2024-sf-aapi-5k/pledge/team/7
Happy Year of the Dragon!! 🐲 We might be a little late with our wishes on here, but we're still celebrating!! We're also looking forward to inviting our current and former clients back in person for our joyous Lunar New Year celebration together! We're expecting a full house with almost 200 guess include almost 100 beloved children of AWS's clients.
This year AWS is relying on our community after some of our previous foundation support shifted their funding priorities to other areas. Can you consider giving at this time? 🧧 Please enter LNY24 with your donation!
Wishing you all a prosperous year of the dragon! 🐲
We're looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow! Join us for this special event and conversation during last few days of Human Trafficking Awareness month.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Please join AWS and Tahirih Justice Center for a film screening next week on January 23rd.
We look forward to having you there as we learn more and discuss this very important topic.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Please join AWS and Tahirih Justice Center for a film screening next week on January 23rd.
We look forward to having you there as we learn more and discuss this very important topic.
New Year - same dedicated AWS volunteer/ language advocate team!
Please consider joining our amazing pool of volunteers and on-call language advocates. AWS has a community of over 100 language advocates who speak over 40 different languages, will you join us in our robust language access services?
We are especially in need of those who speak languages from Central Asian communities, + Iran, Afghanistan.
APPLY TODAY: http://tinyurl.com/AWSSPR24
Launched in early October 2023, the Korean Talkline is a significant addition to the support services provided by AWS. This initiative features a dedicated team of trained Korean advocates offering free, confidential counseling services. These services are designed to provide emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and individuals who have experienced human trafficking. The Korean Talkline also offers information on available resources and connections to other agencies to assist those in need.
Key details about the Korean Talkline:
Operational Hours: The Korean Talkline is open every Tuesday from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Contact Information: To reach the Korean Talkline, individuals can call 341-205-2215.
One week left to purchase your ticket to AWS 35th Annual Gala , GATHER!
Like our Board President Christine, we are so excited to be back in community with you all. In case you haven’t had a chance to join us in person before, our gala is a special time when our AWS community comes together to honor survivors, advocates, staff, and all of you who support survivors.
We do this together over good food, conversation, live performances, survivor stories, and raffle prizes!
https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=aws&id=33
Asian Women's Shelter stands with many domestic violence service providers across the country today advocating for survivors. The Victims of Crime Act ( ) faces severe cuts, putting millions of victims and survivors of violence at risk.
Last year AWS supported 94 individuals with permanent housing as one of the most immediate needs for survivors facing violence and crisis.
Contact your congressional leaders and urge them to include the .
As always we rely on our community to help us fill the gaps in services. Join us for AWS 35th Annual Gala this year and help us keep our Housing Programs strong for survivors!
Attention all AWS supporters! Are you a talented artist with some art to spare for a good cause? Are you a masseuse with a massage to offer? We are looking for silent auction items for this years in-person AWS 35th Annual Gala !
We hope you will considering donating in support of survivors.
Please fill out this form with your information and donation item:
https://forms.gle/TF8kDCoPiSMEgonRA
Do you care about survivors of violence? Do you know another language other than English?
We would love for you to join Asian Women's Shelter for our next DV counselor training! Please consider applying for our training program.
Thank you so much for your interest in taking part in anti-violence movement especially in supporting survivors of violence! At AWS, we believe that every community contains people like you who are committed to ending gender-based violence, and that when we all come together with integrity and compa...
AWS is so excited to partner with QWOCMAP - Q***r Women of Color Media Arts Project again this year! We'll be there for Sunday's Centerpiece showing at 1pm, but we hope to see you for the whole festival June 9th - 11th. 🎬 🌈 🎬 🌈
REGISTER FOR FREE! https://qwocmap.org/
QWOCMAP will premiere 30 films in 6 screenings at our FREE international Q***r Women of Color Film Festival, June 9-11, 2023 at the Presidio Theatre in the Presidio National Park. From the lush sageness of memory, movement, and Indigenous traditions of environmental stewardship, to the transformation of grief, and the mycorrhizal relationships between love, collective care, and disability justice, the 19th anniversary Festival Focus, “Forever Rooted” liberates spores of sovereignty and survivance. All films are Subtitled for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Audio Described for the Blind and Low Vision, and ASL interpretation will be provided along with many other forms of accessibility.
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QWOCMAP builds power through film that radically centers our community to fundamentally transform the world where justice and equity are the norm.
Join us at 6pm at SF MoMA to be inspired!
Tickets are only $15.
https://caamfest.com/2023/movies/i-cant-keep-quiet/
Over the last year, MILCK and her team have worked in collaboration with an all female team to produce a short documentary film following her journey after her song of healing went viral at the Women’s March. I Can’t Keep Quiet is complete and had its world premiere at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival on Thursday, May 11.
I Can’t Keep Quiet was produced in partnership with P&G Studios by an incredible team including Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Grace Lee, Emmy Award winner Maile M. Zambuto, Kimberly Doebereiner of P&G Studios, GRAMMY nominee Adrianne E. Gonzalez (AG), Connie K. Lim (MILCK), Brianna M. Arnolde, and Peabody Award-winner Chung, who makes her directorial debut with this film.
I Can’t Keep Quiet is an intimate portrait of one woman’s quest for healing that reverberated around the globe through her song “Quiet,” an anthem for the women’s movement. Five years later, we take a deeper look into the song's impact on MILCK's journey of reclamation: reclaiming trust in herself, her sense of belonging, and her sisterhood with "Quiet's" co-writer, AG. As we follow MILCK’s path of activism and artistry, we get a window into how she's awakened by the stillness of quarantine and the reckoning of our country’s racial justice movement. Her acknowledgement and accountability for her blind spots provides her and AG a chance for healing as they celebrate that it’s never too late to reclaim our voices.
Join us in a few hours at the SF MoMA!! AWS is so proud to be a community sponsor of the documentary I CAN’T KEEP QUIET screening at CAAM tonight at 6pm!
Get your tickets now and come hang out with MILCK herself, and with some AWS friends. https://caamfest.com/2023/movies/i-cant-keep-quiet/
🎬Join us TODAY, Tuesday, May 9th, at 1pm PT for a screening of the newest Voices to End FGM/C videos, developed out of Sahiyo, Asian Women’s Shelter, and StoryCenter’s October-December 2022 digital storytelling workshop with survivors and advocates against female ge***al mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).
Get the chance to hear Catherine Cox, Farrah Dalal, and some of the other storytellers talk about their experience participating in the workshop.
📲Register today:
Join us for a screening of the October - December 2022 Voices to End FGM/C Videos from Sahiyo, Asian Women's Shelter, and StoryCenter!
San Francisco City Hall on the eve of the International Day of Transgender Visibility!
Have you seen our campaign across San Francisco yet? What do you think?
We hope that inspires you all to start the conversation and remind you, there's something we all can do to prevent harm and violence in our communities.
Thanks to KQED Arts for covering our bold prevention focused - art campaign with Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya.
Don't forget to tag us in your photos with the BART station posters, bus stations for billboards!
'Let's Talk About Us' by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya and Asian Women's Shelter points riders to resources.
Happy Valentines! Won’t you join us? Tomorrow is the "Let's Talk About Us" launch event at Powell BART station for our public art, violence prevention
We can't wait for you to see Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya's amazing artwork and are grateful that BART saw the importance in sharing this work with you all!
Spot the posters in more than one dozen stations systemwide, onboard BART lines, and on bus shelters and billboards in 5 neighborhoods including Chinatown, SoMa and the Mission.
Tag us in your photos with the different posters and let us know how your conversations are going?
Our Asian Women’s Shelter team is excited to share our campaign that will launch this week. We partnered with artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya to create art that reflects some of the key themes in our work with survivors and invite our API communities in for conversation on the ways violence intersects with our lives and most importantly, what we can do about it. So !
Please join us for the "Let's Talk About Us" launch event on February 15th at Powell BART station (Enter from the 4th and Market entrance). Tag us in your photos with the 5 different posters and let us know how your conversations are going! The images will reach thousands of commuters each day in more than one dozen stations systemwide, onboard trains serving each BART line, and on bus shelters and billboards in 5 neighborhoods including Chinatown, SoMa and the Mission.
Just Listen: Too often, survivors of domestic violence are not believed or are told indirectly and even directly that it's their fault. This can make them feel even more isolated and alone and prevent them from taking steps to address their situation. By just listening, we can show support and understanding, and help them to feel seen and heard. This can be an important step in their healing process and in preventing future harm.
[Image Description: Image of a confident middle-aged API woman dressed in pink with wavy dark hair. She is making direct eye contact and is surrounded by bold and colorful flowers. Orange text over the image reads “Just Listen” with campaign website letstalkaboutus.org]
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
Did you know AWS has a an anti-trafficking program? Trafficking comes in many forms. Know the signs, spread awareness and reach out for help.
For these last few days of (Domestic Violence Awareness Month) we wanted to highlight some public awareness images created by our Y.A.A.A.S (Youth Are Aware Active and Supportive) youth group. They are indeed active, especially in October as they learn and discuss issues of domestic violence and more importantly share out important messages of hope, prevention and support!
The youth are the truth!
https://bit.ly/stillwewill
Get your tickets today to support and hear from survivors of violence charting new lives!
Less than one month away to our annual Asian Women's Shelter community event Still We Will | 34 Years of Asian Women’s Shelter | A Virtual Event. We are so excited to take a moment to celebrate with all our supporters and the survivors we work with. We can't wait until we meet again in person, but until then we will be joined virtually by MILCK and our event will be translated for the survivors we work with. Get your tickets here: bit.ly/stillwewill
We look forward to celebrating with you!
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Get ready for a third virtual gathering to celebrate and support Asian Women's Shelter: Save September 15th in your calendar today! Event details coming soon.
Join in solidarity on June 24th! AWS will be marching!
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One week left to purchase your ticket to AWS 35th Annual Gala , GATHER! Like our Board President Christine, we are so excited to be back in community with you all. In case you haven’t had a chance to join us in person before, our gala is a special time when our AWS community comes together to honor survivors, advocates, staff, and all of you who support survivors. We do this together over good food, conversation, live performances, survivor stories, and raffle prizes! https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=aws&id=33
On these last few days of #DVAM Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we want to highlight the work of some of our community groups. The following video was made by our Indonesian community and language advocates and addresses the issues of sexual harassment and violence experienced by survivors. Please feel free to share! Did you know AWS has a strong community of over 100 trained language advocates who support survivors experiencing domestic violence, trafficking and sexual assault. If you or someone you know is experiencing any of these please reach out to us at 415-751-0880.
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