AQWA stands for Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Women/Transgender Activists.

AQWA's mission is to promote the visibility and empowerment of Asian and Pacific Islander queer women and transgender individuals and to build a supportive, progressive community through social, political and educational activism.

We are a network of Asian and Pacific Islander queer and transgender individuals in the greater Los Angeles area. Our purpose is to create community, to increase our visibility and to build power within the API LGBTIQ community for social justice and equal treatment of our community through political organizing and conducting public education to combat racism, homophobia/heterosexism, sexism and all forms of oppression.