The mission of Asian Avenue Magazine is to build bridges of awareness, knowledge, and understanding between the diverse Asian Pacific American (APA) communities and the general public through cultural insights, pop culture, news, and information. We are the only English-printed publication in Colorado focused on the APA community and culture.
SUPPORT FROM COLORADO MEDIA PROJECT
Advancing Equity 2023, 2022; Informed Communities COVID-19 Funding 2021, 2020
2023 Advancing Equity Award: $15,000 to support Asian Avenue Magazine in organizing a database of Asian-American journalists in the Denver area, launching an Asian-American journalist affinity group with learning events, and supporting the Colorado Ethnic Media Exchange.
2023 Advancing Equity Update: Mile High Asian Media has completed their database, and convened a group of 30-40 Asian-American media professionals in Colorado, interested in establishing a formal affiliation group, and is planning to hold a summit gathering of this group in the fall. They have found a number of their members to be new to Colorado, and in search of deeper connections with existing AAPI communities in the state.
2022 Advancing Equity Award: $17,000 to support a DEI assessment and training for staff, and to increase translation of articles into other Asian languages.
2022 Advancing Equity Impact: The AELN grant helped address several needs in Colorado’s Asian community: (1) the need for connection and opportunity to share our stories; (2) the need to provide in-language information and resources; and (3) the need to better support Asian journalists in the Denver market. This funding allowed Mile High Asian Media to meet with community members to strengthen relationships and build trust. In this process, we heard the need to re-establish the Asian American Journalists Association chapter in Denver to better support our local journalists.