New Breath Foundation (NBF) invests in organizations run by and supporting AANHPIs with some of the greatest potential. We hope that by sharing their stories, you’ll be inspired to Unleash Your Greatest Giving Potential. We will highlight four inspiring individuals within the NBF community who have either been directly impacted by incarceration or have loved…
Below, you’ll read personal stories from one of NBF’s community members that focus on the values that ground our work: Racial Solidarity, Collective Learning, Collective Healing, and Collective Liberation. We’ve commissioned Chanthon Bun, a community member impacted by the criminal legal system, to provide artwork to accompany these stories. Bun is also a Reentry Coordinator…
In June, we held our first NBF Convening with We Got Us Fund grantee partners and our Community Advisory Committee (CAC) members. Our gathering of 31 community leaders and organizers was held at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) on unceded Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo land. People traveled from near and far to…
May is a significant month for many. This month is a time to recognize and honor the heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. It’s when we commemorate international workers and the labor movement on May Day and celebrate Cinco de Mayo. And it’s a time to observe the birthdays of several important…
In March 2018, I sat in a crowded hallway outside an interview room at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office in San Francisco. Four Bay Area Cambodian refugees had been summoned to report to ICE, and I accompanied them with a few others. We waited with their families and lawyers as individuals were…
When you were being handcuffed and going into solitary confinement, you didn’t even have a Top Ramen. And now you are distributing $4 mil. A friend and former life-term prisoner spoke those words to me over the phone last month. It caused me to pause and reflect on my journey – from incarceration to building…