Community Manager, Founder @ AAPI in Gaming, Director of Community @ Gay Gaming Professionals, Veteran
Hey everyone! Thanks for joining AAPI in Gaming (Gina Jaio, Abbie Hamilton, Shavonne Y., Skye Wang, Kimi Arquines, MSW) in our first live event! Yes, we did have some technical difficulties but we're so glad that many of you were able to join! 🥰 Many topics (heavy ones) were discussed such as the Model Minority Myth, the lack of proper AAPI representation in games, and the topic of "not being enough for your heritage" are what led to creating this community in the first place. 🕊 Being AAPI and just doing our jobs isn't enough to strive in games industry. We should be supportive of each other and lift each other up. We know that it's considered taboo for many AAPI to seek out help from others, even with friends because we are so afraid of the shame and frustration that comes with it. We want our community to know seeking professional help and leaning in to your support group is crucial to a long games career. 💙 We achieve great things because we are passionate of the things we do, not because we are AAPI. It's not within our DNA to know everything and not fail. We're human and we will make mistakes. AAPI in Gaming will ensure that it's normal to fall down once in awhile. 💞 AAPI Gamers seek proper representation of themselves in games. Not all of us are Japanese, or Chinese, or Korean or Filipino. Not all of us are lawyers, doctors, or mathmaticians. Not all of us are lightskinned too. There are so many AAPI communities out there that are rich in culture, creativity and diversity. We all just want to see ourselves in the big screens someday and being in games can help with that. 🎮 Last but not least, many of us have been outcasted by our own heritage. Some say we don't look enough like our own community. Some say hurtful things behind our back in our languages because we are assumed to not have learned our own tongue. Many of us have abandoned our identities to assimilate into society so we feel like we can't celebrate our own heritage. AAPI in Gaming celebrates who you are no matter what. Whether you are just starting to embrace your heritage or adopt another to survive, we will celebrate your existence. 👐 These are the key points we've made in our event and we hope to expand further upon it and bring in more issues that we all face together. ✅ Let's look forward to a better future for all of us. 💖 Stay tuned for details for our next event and for Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) on October. 🍁 #AAPI #gaming #gamesindustry #mentalhealth #filipinoamerican #celebrate #heritage
Oh dang, I would have been interested in attending! How do I get on the email list?
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4wIt was a great event and I hope people came away with learnings!