***AAPI - Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Hate crimes against Asian groups in the U.S. have surged drastically in 2020-- by 150%. And it took the Georgia sh**ting in Atlanta for people to take the violence against Asian communities more seriously. We need to take action to stand in solidarity with our Asian American peers.
What can you do to help?
- Boost Asian voices
- Support local Asian businesses
- Reach out to your elected officials
- Inform yourself on the history of Asian discrimination
- Sign petitions and donate (if you can)
This site also has a lot of resources to help allies fight anti-Asian discrimination.
Petitions to sign and share:
- A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities from Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Atlanta)
- Get mainstream news coverage of national elderly Asian American assaults
- Provide Safety Ambassadors & prevent Hate Crimes on elderly in San Francisco Chinatown
- End Hate Crimes against Asian Americans
- National Petition for Unity and to Oppose Violence Against Asian Americans
Organizations and Fundraisers
- GoFundMe.org AAPI Community Fund – a fundraiser to support organizations that empower and uplift the Asian and Pacific Islander community, with initiatives such as increased community safety and support for those affected by violence. #StopAsianHate
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC – a national nonprofit organization that focuses on housing rights, immigration, civil rights, labor rights, and others for Asian Americans.
- Stop AAPI Hate – aggregates and responds to incidents of hate and harassment against Asian American/Pacific Islanders.
- Hate Is A Virus – started as a grassroots movement to combat racism and xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders fueled by COVID-19, Hate Is A Virus has evolved into a sustainable organization that addresses xenophobia and hate in the AAPI and BIPOC communities.
- Act To Change – a national nonprofit organization working to address bullying, including in the Asian and Pacific Islander community. They published “The Racism is a Virus Toolkit” to support the community in combating racism.
- National Council of Asian Pacific Americans – a nonprofit organization that serves to represent the interests of the greater Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities through a coalition of 37 national Asian Pacific American organizations around the country.
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund – a non-profit, non-partisan fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy that believes that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders must be an integral part of strengthening America’s democracy, improving the quality of life for all, and creating vibrant multiracial communities.
Learn about the history of AAPI discrimination
- Read up on the model minority myth, why it exists, and why it’s harmful to other marginalized communities
- For a historical overview on anti-Asian racism in America:
- Read this article about America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens by National Geographic
- Read the book “The Chinese in America: A Narrative History” by Iris Chang
- Watch the PBS documentary “Asian Americans”
- Read this article on the importance of Asian & Black solidarity by Michelle Kim, and this article about the history of tensions and solidarity between Black and Asian American communities by Jerusalem Demsas and Rachel Ramirez.
- Follow these Asian and Pacific Islander community leaders and activists for more resources and education
- Michelle Kim, activist and co-founder of Awaken, who recently written article, How to Manage Your Team in Times of Political Trauma
- Amanda Nguyễn, activist and founder of risenow.us
- Dr. Kiona, activist (see this post from Dr. Kiona on other accounts to follow)
- Daniel Wu, actor and activist
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian, actor, political commentator, and television host
- Dion Lim, Bay Area news reporter and book author, Make Your Moment
- Jeremy Lin, professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors
- Helen Zia, a writer, activist and Fulbright Scholar
- Chanel Miller, writer and artist, author of Know My Name
- Padma Lakshmi, author, activist, model, and television host of Bravo Top Chef
- Daniel Dae Kim, actor and producer
- Learn more about how anti-Asian discrimination manifests in the workplace by reading Jane Hyun’s “Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians” and Margaret Chin’s “Stuck: Why Asian Americans Don’t Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder”.
- Take a curated collection of Coursera courses to gain a deeper understanding of Asian cultures and histories, develop frameworks for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond, and learn how to be an effective ally and advocate.
Artwork is from the “I Still Believe in Our City” art series by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
people need to acknowledge the awareness seriously.