"Supporting artists is critical as we work together as a nation to reimagine and build back a future rooted in equity, joy, and possibility."

Jafreen Uddin is the executive director of the Asian American Artists' Workshop (AAAW), which has previously received grant support from the National Endowment for the Arts. We asked Jafreen to tell us what Arts Endowment funding makes possible for AAAW and why she's excited that arts and culture organizations are being included in the American Rescue Plan.

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