WE STAND WITH AND COMMIT TO PROTECTING OUR ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) COMMUNITIES

The Asian community in the United States has experienced significant, and often unnamed, racism, xenophobia, and fetishization throughout history. This is not a new reality or one that stems solely from racism related to Covid-19. As incidents of harassment and violence towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have risen over this past year, we are yet again faced with more painful reminders of xenophobia, racism, and intolerance towards this community. The shootings on March 16th, 2021 serve as additional horrific acts of violence due to the increasing anti-Asian sentiment growing within our country.

As we stated during the resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in May 2020 as a result of George Floyd’s murder, we do not want to add to the noise of performative allyship. However, we want to make our stance clear and unequivocal and hold ourselves accountable to continue to learn, grow, and do better by the Asian and other AAPI folks in our lives and in this country.

We will not sit idly by while anti-Asian sentiments, xenophobia, racism, fetishization, and sexism continue to be used as a dismissal of AAPI lives. The Atlanta shooting was motivated by racism and misogyny. Sex addiction is not only an invalid diagnosis, but has been used in this case to justify and normalize the murders of Asian sex workers. This is not ok. We stand beside sex workers everywhere in solidarity.

For allies looking for ways to combat anti-Asian violence and support AAPI communities at this time, we have a list of actions and organizations/fundraisers you can give to if you have the ability. Thank you to @wild diversity for the images and resources.

Support

Nonprofits, organizations, and fundraisers you can support right now:
Stop AAPI Hate , Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta , The Asian American Advocacy Fund , Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment , Asian Mental Health Project , Red Canary Song , The GoFundMe page for Hyun Jung Grant's family , GoFundMe set up by Vicha Ratanapakdee's family , SEARAC , The Asian Law Caucus , Chinese Progressive Association , Asian American Feminist Collective , Dear Asian Youth , Heart of Dinner

We want to lift up voices of AAPI activists, organizations, and resource/education articles. Here are a few that we follow and would encourage you to check out: (thank you Practical Audacity for the resources)



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