Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ARTS CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA THAT ENGAGES ARTISTS AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO CREATE ART THAT EXPLORES THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES OF ASIAN AMERICANS, ADDRESSES OUR SOCIAL CONTEXT,IMAGINES AND AFFECTS POSITIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE.
SEE PAGE 2 PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS LINE 1 FOR DETAILS.
THE ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE OFFERS PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING FOR ARTISTS, YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO SHARE ITS MISSION OF COMMUNITY BASED ARTS. THE ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE IS A UNIQUE AND VITAL CIVIC SPACE WHERE ARTISTS AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE CAN THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF ASIAN AMERICANS IN PHILADELPHIA. IT IS A MEETING PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO LACK ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM MEDIA, EDUCATION AND ARTS BECAUSE OF BARRIERS OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, RACE AND MONEY. IT SERVES A DIVERSE CONSTITUENCY OF ASIAN IMMIGRANTS, ASIAN AMERICANS BORN IN THE US AND NON ASIANS WHO COME TOGETHER TO GIVE VOICE TO THEIR EXPERIENCES, RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES FACING THEM AND IMAGINE THEIR COLLECTIVE POSSIBILITIES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Anne Ishii | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $81,482 |
| Laurence Tom | DIRECTOR (UNTIL FALL 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Sophia Lee | DIRECTOR (UNTIL FALL 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Gerry Givnish | DIRECTOR (UNTIL FALL 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Blakelock | DIRECTOR (UNTIL FALL 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Tuan Nguyen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Yee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eva Ray | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim-Thao Nguyen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aleyamma Mathew | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Garcia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Manny Citron | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Seng | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Sadao | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sunanda Ghosh | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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