The Spot Youth Center

AYPAL (Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership) is a community organization based in Oakland, California, dedicated to empowering low-income Asian Pacific Islander immigrant and refugee families. Since its inception in 1998, AYPAL has focused on fostering leadership among youth through political education, arts activism, and leadership development to promote school reform and neighborhood change. The organization's #WeHere campaign addresses the challenges of gentrification and stereotypes about Asian Americans, while advocating for better visibility and support for underrepresented youth in schools. AYPAL engages local youth in civic life and cultural arts, culminating in community events that amplify their voices and experiences in a rapidly changing Oakland. Generated from the website