Mission, Vision & Values
Mission
​​MoCoPAAN’s mission is to defend and promote racial equity and social justice for and by Asian American communities through public policy advocacy, community education, and narrative change.
Vision
We imagine a healthy, thriving, and resilient County where residents’ contributions are valued, their histories are preserved and celebrated, and their needs are addressed.
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In our vision, Asian Americans are organized, consistently and proactively, around progressive policy.
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Asian American community-serving organizations are sufficiently funded, coming together around a shared, pan-Asian policy platform.
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With this strong foundation, Asian Americans work alongside solidarity allies to advance racial equity and social justice for all.
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Values
We are a stronger society when we actively work to embrace, support, and provide equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
As of 2022, over two-thirds of Asian Americans in Montgomery County are foreign-born. We defend all immigrants’ rights to dignity, safety, and due process, as well as their ability to thrive as essential parts of our local community.
Immigrant Rights
Asian Americans are not a monolith. We advocate for disaggregated data, outreach in languages that target audiences understand and use culturally-competent delivery, and research to understand our community’s diverse needs.
Data-Driven Advocacy
We reject ideas of Asian Americans as silent, apolitical, or model minorities.
Our community has a rich, complex history as political actors in the U.S. — one we must uplift to our community and the general public alike.
Narrative Change
We recognize anti-Blackness as the cornerstone of systemic racism, situating our work within the broader racial landscape of this county and beyond. Allyship with other marginalized groups is not just a priority, but structures the entirety of our work.
Solidarity