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Racism against Asian Americans is longstanding and complex, and requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach. We need resources dedicated to local communities, including community safety programs and in-language support for those in need of mental health, legal and immigration services.
Cynthia Choi of Stop AAPI Hate and Chinese For Affirmative Action joins us to talk about scapegoating, the data collected on these verbal and physical attacks, and the pressing need for community-led, intersectional public safety initiatives.
In a troubling report released last month, Stop AAPI Hate said 126 of the incidents involved Asian Americans over the age of 60. “These violent assaults have a devastating impact on our community as they are part of an alarming…
“Something is changing in this generation of Asian Americans,” said Lin. “We are tired of being told that we don’t experience racism, we are tired of being told to keep our heads down and not make trouble,” Lin, who plays…
California is one of the most linguistically diverse regions in the world nearly a year into the pandemic, that distinction continues to complicate attempts by state officials to disseminate critical information to all Californians. So far, the state provides materials…
Leaders in the Asian community want the tech industry in particular to be more vocal and take sustained action, owing to the outsized power and influence it wields, its large Asian employee and customer base and its dominance of the…
“Whenever there has been a public health crisis or an economic downturn, Asians and other communities have been the scapegoat,” explained CAA’sCynthia Choi, “and it really speaks to the status that we have as being forever foreigners, perpetual foreigners and…
The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021,, if passed, would offer a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. “The good thing about this bill is that it is inclusive and it addresses the concerns of all immigrants,” said panelist…
Amid a spike in racist attacks during the pandemic, storytellers have a responsibility to spotlight claims and support local leaders who can make a difference at the community level, the ‘Daily Show’ correspondent writes.
The recent incidents of anti-Asian violence in the Bay Area, in particular, highlight this: Some Asian-Americans were outraged by the violence and demanded justice, but since the perpetrators in these cases were Black, many others felt deeply uncomfortable with contributing…
A spate of pandemic-era violence has shined a light on anti-Asian bias, stoking concerns of division between two minority communities. Organizers in the Bay Area’s Asian and Black communities have been quick to denounce this rhetoric and call for solidarity.
Celebrities, creatives, and members of the fashion industry are speaking out to raise awareness about the recent uptick in hate crimes targeting the Asian community in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Using the hashtag #StopAsianHate, social media users are…