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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.
AVE updates: 2026 Q2
Is it summer where you are? We sure hope so! With 2026 well halfway, we’ve been busy kicking off our long-awaited community projects, thanks to funding by filia.die frauenstiftung. For the coming year and a half, we’ll be hosting poster workshops, making a book, and conducting a legal review on sexual violence against the Asian FLINTA* community. Follow us on Instagram and our newsletter to hear the latest!
AVE updates: 2026 Q1
Happy new (lunar) year from all of us at Asian Voices Europe! 🌝 To welcome in the new year, we’re here with our latest updates, a reflection on how colonialism has shaped how we perceive traditional arts and crafts, as well as our opinion on the EU’s inaugural Anti-Racism Strategy (released this January).
AVE updates: 2025 Q1
In 2025, AVE has been on the frontlines of anti-Asian racism advocacy across Europe. From calling for better racial justice data and civic space protections at the EU’s Permanent Anti-Racism Civil Society Forum, to pushing for dedicated action on anti-Asian racism, AVE has worked to keep Asian diaspora voices heard. At the CSO Subgroup Meeting on National Action Plans Against Racism in March, we emphasized the importance of grassroots participation and tackling structural racism. During Anti-Racism and Diversity Week, we joined intersectional discussions on gender, civic space, workplace inclusion, and resisting far-right ideologies. And at the DAAD research group in April, we continued cross-border conversations on diaspora, intersectionality, and anti-Asian racism research.