AAPI Community Impact Award: Tayo
Tayo, a project of the Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), is an innovative data hub that empowers Filipinx/a/o communities by collecting data, fostering partnerships, publishing culturally relevant insights, and developing leaders to create an equitable and sustainable future. Tayo provides vital, trustworthy, and culturally relevant information to help Filipinos navigate the information ecosystem. Tayo was developed by FYLPRO’s COVID-19 Task Force in the Fall of 2020 and led by journalist and AAJA member Leezel Tanglao in response to the ongoing pandemic and to tackle the specific needs of Filipinos in the diaspora and back home. Today, Tayo has participated and led research projects and studies around mental health, heart health and vaccine hesitancy. In addition, Tayo works to continue to combat misinformation by publishing explainers and fact checks. Tayo is a member of the Asian American Disinformation Table, Tiny News Collective and NHLBI’s Healthy Hearts Network.