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VAYLA is an intersectional AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) nonprofit organization based in New Orleans focused on advocacy through providing climate and reproductive justice education, community organizing education, comprehensive civic engagement and pathways to citizenship.

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Our Mission

We empower our community through honoring our cultures, traditions, and history while we push for progress. We are dedicated to forging a world which grants all young folx the space for identity and cultural exploration as well as academic, and professional foundation through leadership opportunities and skills needed to create vibrant and thriving communities.

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Press Release

Apr 9, 2021

AAPI Rising: Other Is Not My Identity Press Release

For Immediate Release: April 9th, 2021 Contact: Ellen Lu, Programs Coordinator, contacts@vayla-no.org New Orleans, Louisiana – Today VAYLA New Orleans announces the official launch of our petition for inclusion, demanding … Continued

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Mar 23, 2021

#AAPIWOMEN LEADING VAYLA | #ĐÀNBÀAAPI HƯỚNG DẪN VAYLA

Community, As I enter my third year at VAYLA, I am reminded that leading as a first generation Asian American woman and daughter of refugees means that leadership is grief … Continued

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Mar 17, 2021

Stop Asian Hate

Beloved, VAYLA pays homage and respect to the lives lost yesterday as well as to those who suffer in silence and whose names we may never know. In the wake … Continued

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VAYLA New Orleans

3 days ago

TODAY #WeDeclare the time is now to act for a livable climate future. #WeDeclare our rights to jobs and justice. #WeDeclare that there is no climate justice without tribal sovereignty and self-determination. #WeDeclare that we cannot and will not choose between our health and our wealth; we demand good, green jobs that promote a sustainable local economy. #WeDeclare that climate solutions must center those most impacted. #WeDeclare that all justice issues are interconnected, and that an inclusive and intersectional climate agenda must be prioritized.

VAYLA wholeheartedly stands by Gulf South for a Green New Deal. As Gulf South residents, many of whom are frontline workers, our community is one of the first to be affected by climate change and its subsequent impacts. The Gulf South for a Green New Deal is an opportunity to address the reality that it is our most under-resourced, and often BIPOC, communities who receive the brunt of environmental harm.

The Gulf South is Rising.

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