Huge thanks to National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, a project of the Tides Foundation for creating Asian American Day of Action.
The worldwide vigil for the Atlanta shooting victims is broadcasting live tonight 3.26.21 at 7:30 p.m. EST right below.
SOME RESOURCES & LINKS FROM THE 1ST VIDEO – WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP TODAY & MOVING FORWARD:
#2 – Uplift and Educate – Your friends, families, followers by sharing articles about anti-Asian racism. Below are great ones to start off with.
- Share my 2 posts and their videos that are right after this post: 1) Anti-Asian Racism & Bias – Past to Present and 2) The Model Minority Myth – What, Why, How?
- Asian American Federation (@AAFederation): In light of continuing attacks and violence against Asian Americans, download @AAFederation’s Stay Safe from Hate booklet in 5 Asian languages with strategies to stay safe. Share with your families and friends. Download FREE here.
- Helen Zia’s Washington Post Op-ed (@HelenZiaReal): “Targeting Asians and Asian Americans will make it harder to stop covid-19”: Read @HelenZiaReal op-ed to understand how the recent attacks against Asians and Asian Americans is a recurring theme in America, but that we can do better than this, and we have.
- Annie Anlin Cheng’s New York Times Op-Ed: “What This Wave of Anti-Asian Violence Reveals About America”: Read Anne A. Cheng’s @nytimes Op-Ed to learn about the uncomfortable truth about how attention to nonwhite groups is only as pressing as the injuries that they suffered.
- NPR interview with Dale Minami: Educate yourself! @DaleMinami gives a lesson about the long history of anti-Asian discrimination and racism in the U.S. on @npratc @NPR. From Chinese Exclusion to Muslim and Sikh discrimination after 9/11.
- Li Zhou’s Vox article on The long history of anti-Asian hate in America, explained: “Forever Foreigners” read @liszhou explanation of how this stereotype has been used for over a century to exclude, discriminate, and enact violence against Asian Americans.
#3 – Support AAPI Social Justice Organizations Taking Action:
#4 – Donate to The Victims’ and Their families HERE + 68 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities.
#5 – Take a Harassment & Intervention Training HERE.
#6 – Diversify Your Sources – By interviewing and quoting Asian American experts. You can find many of them at The Asian American Journalists Association’s speakers bureau at AAJAStudio.org
Let’s do this! Thank you for caring and always in community,
Jenny