Our Mission and Commitment
The API Rainbow Coalition (also known as ARC) brings together Asian Pacific Islanders of diverse backgrounds, ages, and identities across Southern California to advance LGBTQ+ equality in the Asian Pacific Islander community and to support our LGBTQ+ friends and families through education, community organizing and advocacy.
ARC @ 126th Golden Dragon Parade (Chinatown, Los Angeles) March 2025 p/c: Jimmy Sianipar
ARC @ 126th Golden Dragon Parade (Chinatown, Los Angeles) March 2025 p/c: Jimmy Sianipar
ARC & APAIT hosts: Dinner with Curtis Chin author of "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" (Chinatown, Los Angeles) March 2025 p/c: Jimmy Sianipar
ARC @ 126th Golden Dragon Parade (Chinatown, Los Angeles) March 2025 p/c: Jimmy Sianipar
Coalition Members dedicated to API LGBTQ+ Advocacy
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Access to Prevention Advocacy Intervention & Treatment (APAIT)
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice SoCal (AJSOCAL)
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K.W. Lee Center for Leadership
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Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ+ Community
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PFLAG San Gabriel Valley API
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Satrang, LGBTQIA+ South Asian Community in SoCal
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Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
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Viet Rainbow of Orange County (VROC)
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West Los Angeles United Methodist Church
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580 Café / Wesley Foundation Serving UCLA
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API Rainbow Coalition
Have questions or want to get involved? Reach out to us!