New Breath Foundation

New Breath Foundation We support AANHPIs harmed by unjust immigration & criminal justice systems. Founder:

Our May blog post is live! โœจEarlier this month, nearly 100 community members gathered for ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ โ€“ NBFโ€™s a...
05/30/2026

Our May blog post is live! โœจ

Earlier this month, nearly 100 community members gathered for ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ โ€“ NBFโ€™s annual celebration honoring the leaders behind the movement.

Together, we celebrated community, heard from our ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜œ๐˜ด Fund grantee partners, and raised $105,000 to support the work ahead.

Read the full recap at the link in bio.

This AANHPI Heritage Month, New Breath Foundation honors the trailblazers whose courage helped expand freedom and democr...
05/26/2026

This AANHPI Heritage Month, New Breath Foundation honors the trailblazers whose courage helped expand freedom and democracy for everyone in this country. From courtrooms to labor fields, from Congress to the streets, these are the stories that too often get left out of the mainstream narrative. Their individual and collective acts of bravery remind us that the fight for American democracy has never belonged to just one group. ๐ŸŒบ

๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜บ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ (๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต), ๐˜ ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช ๐˜’๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข (๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต), ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฎ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ (๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ), ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช-๐˜’๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ (๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ), ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ (๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต), ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜’๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ถ (๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต).

Today, we honor Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X โ€“ two revolutionaries born on May 19 whose lives remind us that our struggl...
05/19/2026

Today, we honor Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X โ€“ two revolutionaries born on May 19 whose lives remind us that our struggles and our liberation have always been interconnected.

Their friendship was itself a commitment to collective liberation. Yuri, a Japanese American woman who had known the violence of her own governmentโ€™s incarceration, showed up fully for Black liberation. Malcolm X understood that the fight for human dignity could never be contained to one community. Together, they modeled something we continue to work towards: the kind of solidarity that builds collective power across communities.

At a time when division is used to weaken our movements, their legacy is a reminder that liberation is not a solitary fight.

May we carry their work forward by deepening relationships grounded in solidarity and building a future rooted in justice, dignity, and care for all people.

Photo courtesy of the Kochiyama Family / UCLA Asian American Studies Center
Photo courtesy of Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos

We are filled with gratitude for everyone who celebrated with us last week at ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™‡๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, our annual fun...
05/15/2026

We are filled with gratitude for everyone who celebrated with us last week at ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™‡๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, our annual fundraiser and awards ceremony honoring movement leaders.

To our community and philanthropic partners: your presence, generosity, and commitment mean everything. We couldnโ€™t do this without you.ย 

A heartfelt thank you to our Ally Sponsors:ย 
๐Ÿ’ซ Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)
๐Ÿ’ซ Donors of Color Network
๐Ÿ’ซ East Bay Community Foundation
๐Ÿ’ซ Fairview Capital
๐Ÿ’ซ Germaine Q. Wong

And to our Community Sponsors:ย 
โœจAmalgamated Bank
โœจAsian Health Services
โœจAsian Law Caucus
โœจBeneficial State Bank
โœจCommunity Youth Center
โœจKaiser Permanente
โœจProverb Strategy Advisors

Deep gratitude to the RWJF Special Contributions Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation, Masto Foundation, Akonadi Foundation, A-PIP, Donors of Color Network, East Bay Community Foundation, and Fairview Capital whose partnership made this evening truly special.ย 

Happy New Breath. ๐Ÿƒ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Bay Area folks, donโ€™t wait โ€“ tickets sales are almost over! Grab yours now at the link in bio and join us for an unfo...
05/02/2026

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Bay Area folks, donโ€™t wait โ€“ tickets sales are almost over! Grab yours now at the link in bio and join us for an unforgettable evening.

As we step into AAPI Heritage Month, weโ€™re celebrating the leaders driving movements forward and making collective liberation possible.

Weโ€™re only a few days away from our Annual Awards Ceremony & Fundraiser, where weโ€™ll honor visionary leaders Audee Kochiyama-Holman and Ben Wang in beautiful San Francisco.

This year marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Together, weโ€™ll uplift those doing the work to turn those ideals into reality for all.

๐Ÿ“… Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 6โ€“9 PM
๐Ÿ“ Harborview Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco
โœจ Join us for a powerful night of community and celebration

Weโ€™re thrilled to introduce our new Board Co-Chairs โ€“ Luigi Fu and Isabelle Leighton!Luigi brings deep roots in communit...
04/29/2026

Weโ€™re thrilled to introduce our new Board Co-Chairs โ€“ Luigi Fu and Isabelle Leighton!

Luigi brings deep roots in community building and a drive to fund and empower those closest to the work. Isabelle brings decades of social justice fundraising and organizing expertise.Together, theyโ€™re exactly the visionary leadership New Breath Foundation needs for this next chapter. Welcome, Luigi and Isabelle! โœจ

Movements arenโ€™t built by individuals alone โ€“ theyโ€™re held together by the people who keep showing up, seen and unseen.N...
04/28/2026

Movements arenโ€™t built by individuals alone โ€“ theyโ€™re held together by the people who keep showing up, seen and unseen.

NBFโ€™s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Maya Iwata, recently joined Co-Director of Akemi Kochiyama, on a Harlem walking tour, listening to stories that brought that truth to life. In this monthโ€™s blog post, Maya reflects on the ways freedom is built together, through co-creation, by people who keep the movement alive.

Read the story behind the ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ mural and why it still matters today. Link in bio.

Join us in the Bay Area on May 7th for our annual awards ceremony and fundraiser, ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™‡๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐˜พ๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ...
04/14/2026

Join us in the Bay Area on May 7th for our annual awards ceremony and fundraiser, ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™‡๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐˜พ๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ.

Every movement is carried by people who show up consistently behind the scenes. This year, weโ€™re honoring their work and stories.

As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, New Breath Foundation will celebrate the movement leaders whose dedicated work brings those promises closer to reality for all of us.

More details are coming soon, but tickets are on sale now!ย 

๐Ÿ“… May 7, 2026 (Thursday)
โฐ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
๐Ÿ”— Learn more & get your tickets at the link in bio.

๐Ÿ“ข Our 2025 Annual Report is live! ๐Ÿ“ขLast year, we stood firm through escalating attacks on our communities by distributin...
04/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ข Our 2025 Annual Report is live! ๐Ÿ“ข

Last year, we stood firm through escalating attacks on our communities by distributing grants, deepening trust-based partnerships, and following the lead of organizations fighting to keep families together. Read about how our grantees and partners are building power, healing harm, and creating genuine community safety.ย 

Link in bio.

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