Welcome to the AVE Blog!
A home for stories, art, and activism from the Asian diaspora in Europe. Dive in for snapshots of AVE’s work, powerful interviews, exhibition reflections, and decolonizing critique — all amplifying voices that matter.
EU Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030: A Toothless Strategy?
Racism is not only a matter of hate speech or individual prejudice. It is embedded in institutions, laws, healthcare, education systems, housing, and labor markets. We examine the European Commission’s new EU Anti-Racism Strategy 2026–2030. As youth participation fades and anti-Asian racism remains peripheral, we ask: what does a strategy mean if it names inequality without transforming it?
Blog: When services turn racist, know your right.
Racism happens everywhere; at the gym, restaurant, museum, and public institutions, too. Our latest blog unpacks how discrimination shows up in services and what you can legally do about it in Germany.
Street harassment is illegal, did you know?
For many of us in the Asian diaspora in Europe, street harassment is a daily reality—whether it’s “sambal bij” from a car, “nihao” on a bike, or “ching chang chong” on the street. The impact is real. But here’s what many don’t know: in several European countries, it’s a crime—punishable by fines of up to €750 or even a year in prison. When AVE members finally met in The Hague, our weekend of connection was interrupted by blatant street harassment. We turned that experience—and what we learned from the police—into a practical guide for reporting and dealing with racist abuse in public.