Vermilion is an AAPI women-led non-profit organization that aims to uplift voices of the Chinese diaspora by producing multilingual plays and hosting community engagement workshops that facilitate cross-cultural conversations.

With theater as a platform that brings communities together and amplifies individual voices through storytelling, Vermilion hopes to increase representation, promote feelings of belonging and instill a sense of social safety within the Chinese diaspora community – a minority population that has been further victimized since the COVID-19 pandemic and during the current political shift.

Acknowledging that staged productions can only reach a limited number of audiences, Vermilion has expanded its community engagement efforts through collaborating with existing grass-root organizations and hosting art-based workshops, so as to create a safe space for the Chinese diaspora and promote collective healing through creative mediums.