Stop Aapi hate
Message from UC and EAAG
Our community is saddened by the recent murders in Atlanta and the rise in COVID-related hate crimes against East Asian and Asian American people. This news is triggering and traumatic for many as we grapple with collective trauma and facing increasing violence against our identity and community. We encourage our AAPI friends to take care, reach out, access the emotional and mental health resources below, and take a pause to reflect and breathe.
Our main mission is to advance the visibility and recognition of Asian American people, especially women, and we will continue to create nurturing and empowering spaces and opportunities for our AAPI friends to share their stories and resist the racist, sexist and white supremacist systems that continue to oppress our community.
Our community is saddened by the recent murders in Atlanta and the rise in COVID-related hate crimes against East Asian and Asian American people. This news is triggering and traumatic for many as we grapple with collective trauma and facing increasing violence against our identity and community. We encourage our AAPI friends to take care, reach out, access the emotional and mental health resources below, and take a pause to reflect and breathe.
Our main mission is to advance the visibility and recognition of Asian American people, especially women, and we will continue to create nurturing and empowering spaces and opportunities for our AAPI friends to share their stories and resist the racist, sexist and white supremacist systems that continue to oppress our community.
I. Resources for AAPI Community
National Registry to Report Hate Crimes
Stop AAPI Hate Report Form
Stand Against Hatred
AAPI COVID-19 Hate Crime Resources
Emotional and Mental Health Resources
Self-care Methods and Tools:
Dealing with AAPI Racial Trauma
Racial Trauma Toolkit
Mental Wellness Activity Book for AAPI
Practicing Boundaries when the News Feed Feels Emotionally Overwhelming
Meditation Resources:
Strawberry Swing (Frank Ocean) Piano Cover
Let Open
Take Care by Mimi Zhu (Spotify playlist)
Organizations and Services:
APISAA Therapist Dictionary
Healing Space for APISA
Reduced Fee Therapy & Support for Filipino/a/x & asian community
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
National AAPI Mental Health Association
South Asian Therapists
Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian Women Alliance
Red Canary Song––Grassroots orgnaization that aims to advocate for migrant sex workers, support migrant leadership, and fight against unjust policies that organizes transnationally
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha
Asians American Peer Counseling
Inclusive Therapists
Asians Do Therapy
Calamansi Care
Social Media Mental Wellness:
Join the Cosmos
Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian Mental Health Project
Project Lotus
Dear Asian Youth
Asian Passion Program
The Next GenerAsian
Asians4AntiRacism
The Peache Project
#HATEISAVIRUS
Advancing Justice
Crisis Helplines
SAMHSA National Helpline:
1-800-622-HELP (4357) // https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
CalHOPE Emotional Support Line:
833-317-HOPE (4673) // https://www.calhope.org
Crisis Line:
1-800-273-TALK // Text “CONNECT” to 741741
Workshops and Training
Free Bystander Intervention Trainings through AAAJC––Numerous dates and times in April
Free Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit––PDF download
Free De-escalation & Defense Classes––through Center for Anti-violence Education for AAPI and allies
Reading List
AAPI Reading List
A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
II. Atlanta-Specific Resources
Articles and Videos
The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings
Worldwide Vigil for Victims of the Atlanta Shooting
In Memory of Hyung Jung Grant, mother of two
In Memory of Xiaojie Tan, spa owner and mother
Donate
Gofundme’s page of verified AAPI fundraisers––Compiled list spanning Atlanta fundraisers, to individuals in need, to small business and local community support.
Gofundme to support the husband of Soon C Park
Gofundme to support Memorial for Yong Yue and Peterson Family
Gofundme to support Sun Cha’s family
Gofundme to help Elcias Hernandez Ortiz Cover Medical Bills
Gofundme in memory of Hyun Jung Grant to support her sons
Donate to the victims of the violent acts and their families
Support
Center for Pan Asian Community Services
Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund
Asian American Advocacy Fund––Asian Americans united for a more progressive Southeast
NAPAWF Atlanta ––Building power in AAPI communities
Advancing Justice Atlanta
Maomi Bookstore––Chinese bookstore and cafe
III. For Allies and AAPI Community
Offering Support
1. Check on AAPI friends
2. Watch the EAAG/UC Advisory Forum
3. Make conscious efforts to pronounce AAPI terms and names accurately
4. Check your stereotypes and preconceptions about the AAPI community; Call out prejudices
5. Donate to and/or volunteer with AAPI-centered organizations or community funds
6. Read on AAPI and minority history
Ways to Support the Asian American Community
Why this Wave of Anti-Asian Racism Feels Different
Articles
Understanding AAPI History and Hate Crimes:
StopAAPIHate's National Report of Hate Incidents
Ignoring The History of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form Of Violence
Asian American families disproportionately keeping kids home as schools reopen: report
George Takei Recalls Time In An American Internment Camp In 'They Called Us Enemy'
Anti-Asian Violence Must Be a Bigger Part of America’s Racial Discourse
Model Minority Myth:
The Model Minority Myth pits Asian versus Black & props up white supremacy
Reflections on My Grandma Yuri, Malcolm X, and the Past, Present, and Future of Black-Asian Solidarity
A Letter To Chinese Canadians on Anti-Black Racism
‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used as a Racial Wedge by Kat Chow
A History of Black & Asian Solidarity
Intersection of Racism and Sexual Violence against Asian Women:
There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year
Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence
A Sociologist's View On The Hyper-Sexualization Of Asian Women In American Society
Learn about the Queer and Trans AAPI Experience:
Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color
Yoon Grace Na’s Local Composting Site in Ridgewood
Q-Wave––Serving LBQ women, trans women, trans men, and GNC/NB folks of API descent
Gapimny––Empowering Queer & Trans Asian Pacific Islanders to create positive change since 1990
Salga––Vibrant Desi community based in NYC that offers community and safe spaces for all South Asian queer community
Sige!––LGBTQIA+ Filipino collective fighting for liberation of LGBTQIA+ Filipinos everywhere
Yellow Jackets Collective - YJC is a chosen family of yellow queers collaborating towards radical futures
NQAPIA––The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, a federation of LGBT AAPI organizations.
Videos and Podcasts
Youtube/Instagram:
NAAAP: Racism is a Virus, Too
Speech from Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen
PBS Asian Americans Series
Webinar: Learning and Teaching About Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: From Pre-K to Post-Doc
We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate
HOME by Kyoko Takenaka
How the Media’s Description of Asian Women Harms Them
Janaya Future Khan: Violence Against Asian Americans
Poet and Author, Ocean Vuong, on the power of language and violence of men in US culture
YK Hong
We Are Not a Stereotype by Smithsonian APA––Video series for classroom teachers and caregivers who teach; explores and challenges the complexity surrounding the term Asian Pacific American, breaking it down into topics that span multiple timelines, geographies, and identities.
NPR:
NPR Nicole Chung - How to Start Conversations about Anti-Asian Racism with Your Family
NPR Code Switch - Screams and Silence
Spotify:
Grace Lee Boggs - A Century in the World
Ocean Vuong - A Life Worthy of Our Breath
Still Processing - Asian-Americans Talk About Racism, and We Listen (Part 1)
Still Processing - Asian-Americans Talk About Racism, and We Listen (Part 2)
Project Voice by Jessica Nguyen
Reading List
AAPI Reading List
A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
Workshops and Training
Free Bystander Intervention Trainings through AAAJC––Numerous dates and times in April
Free Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit––PDF download
Free De-escalation & Defense Classes––through Center for Anti-violence Education for AAPI and allies
Petitions and Call
Pass COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Stop AAPI Racial Profiling and End “China Initiative”
Urgent Phone Call & Email NYC Council Member Margaret Chin
Donate
Gofundme’s page of verified AAPI fundraisers––Compiled list spanning Atlanta fundraisers, to individuals in need, to small business and local community support.
Gofundme to support Grandma Xiao Zhen Xie
Brooklyn Book Bodega––Books Are Magic is matching donations to organizations supporting AAPI journalism and literature
Asian Americans Advancing Justice––Newsroom, voting, census, and racism resource guides
Asian American Advocacy Fund––This 501(c)4 helped to get out the 2020 Georgia for AAPI communities, which were the sector within metro Atlanta with the lowest voter turnout
Hollaback––Non-profit organization that offers many resources, including different online bystander trainings, one of which covers methods of intervention if you find yourself a witness to AAPI harassment
Stop AAPI Hate––Links for resources and incident reporting
Asian Youth For Civic Engagement––Emerging national network of high school students seeking to increase AAPI representation and voter turnout
Asian Americans for Equality––Organization that supports programs and services to help NY communities hurt by COVID
Welcome to Chinatown - A grassroots project supporting NYC Chinatown businesses
Shop Cranes for Change or Donate
Support
Support Sex Workers:
Interview with Yves Tong Nguyen of Red Canary Song
Red Canary Song––Organizing with migrant & Asian sex workers in NYC
Butterfly––Asian and Migrant Sex Worker Support Network
Third Wave Fund
The Sex Workers Outreach Project Brooklyn
SWAN Vancouver––Culturally-Specialized Supports & Advocacy for Im/Migrant Women Engaged in Indoor Sex Work
Support AAPI Women:
WOMANKIND––We work with survivors of gender-based violence to rise above trauma
NAPAWF––National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
Asian American Feminist Collective
AAPI Women Lead
Volunteering
Protect Chinatown––Request a chaperone or volunteer as a chaperone
Send Chinatown Love––Providing relief efforts to small, off-the-grid businesses in Chinatown NYC suffering from the impacts of Covid-19
Additional Resources
Resources from the Castilleja Asian American Awareness Project
Resource Compilation Doc
Anti-Asian Violence Resources Carrd
IV. Support AAPI Artists and Writers
Reading List
AAPI Reading List
A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
Support AAPI Writing and Journalism
Asian American Journalists Association
AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund
Asian American Writers Workshop
AAPI Artists and Writers
Terisa Siagatonu (she/her)––Sāmoan | Poet | Speaker | Educator | Organizer
Eda––Writer
Ruth Chan––Illustrator of children’s books and comics and some other things too
Chanel Miller (she/her)––Author of Know My Name
Jezz Chung (she/they)––Writer
Jess X. Snow (they/them)––Writer, director, artist
Kay Ulanday Barrett––Poet, cultural strategist
Michelle Kim––Author of Wake Up (Fall 2021)
Kit Yan––Trans Playwright
Singa Hon––Illustrator and artist
Mimi Zhu (they/them)––Writer, “BE NOT AFRAID OF LOVE” coming 2022
Mary Kang––Photographer
Anna Yuh Kyung––Korean adoptee based in Oakland, CA. Connecting through clay
Alex Myung (he/they)––Animator
Harry Trinh––Designer, Head of Creative at Welcome to Chinatown
Than(ushka)––DJ | Activist
Samuel Han––Photographer, Videographer
Mengwen Cao––Photographer
Mischelle Moy (she/her)––Photographer
Alice Sparkly Kat––Astrologer and author of #PostcolonialAstrology
Kyoko Takenaka––Artist
Bookstores to Support
Asian American Curriculum Project’s Online Bookshop
Dunde District Bookstore
Eastwind Books of Berkeley (Donate here!)
Arkipelago Books
EsoWon Books
The Lev
Maomi Bookstore
Cafe Con Libros
National Registry to Report Hate Crimes
Stop AAPI Hate Report Form
Stand Against Hatred
AAPI COVID-19 Hate Crime Resources
Emotional and Mental Health Resources
Self-care Methods and Tools:
Dealing with AAPI Racial Trauma
Racial Trauma Toolkit
Mental Wellness Activity Book for AAPI
Practicing Boundaries when the News Feed Feels Emotionally Overwhelming
Meditation Resources:
Strawberry Swing (Frank Ocean) Piano Cover
Let Open
Take Care by Mimi Zhu (Spotify playlist)
Organizations and Services:
APISAA Therapist Dictionary
Healing Space for APISA
Reduced Fee Therapy & Support for Filipino/a/x & asian community
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
National AAPI Mental Health Association
South Asian Therapists
Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian Women Alliance
Red Canary Song––Grassroots orgnaization that aims to advocate for migrant sex workers, support migrant leadership, and fight against unjust policies that organizes transnationally
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha
Asians American Peer Counseling
Inclusive Therapists
Asians Do Therapy
Calamansi Care
Social Media Mental Wellness:
Join the Cosmos
Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian Mental Health Project
Project Lotus
Dear Asian Youth
Asian Passion Program
The Next GenerAsian
Asians4AntiRacism
The Peache Project
#HATEISAVIRUS
Advancing Justice
Crisis Helplines
SAMHSA National Helpline:
1-800-622-HELP (4357) // https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
CalHOPE Emotional Support Line:
833-317-HOPE (4673) // https://www.calhope.org
Crisis Line:
1-800-273-TALK // Text “CONNECT” to 741741
Workshops and Training
Free Bystander Intervention Trainings through AAAJC––Numerous dates and times in April
Free Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit––PDF download
Free De-escalation & Defense Classes––through Center for Anti-violence Education for AAPI and allies
Reading List
AAPI Reading List
A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
II. Atlanta-Specific Resources
Articles and Videos
The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings
Worldwide Vigil for Victims of the Atlanta Shooting
In Memory of Hyung Jung Grant, mother of two
In Memory of Xiaojie Tan, spa owner and mother
Donate
Gofundme’s page of verified AAPI fundraisers––Compiled list spanning Atlanta fundraisers, to individuals in need, to small business and local community support.
Gofundme to support the husband of Soon C Park
Gofundme to support Memorial for Yong Yue and Peterson Family
Gofundme to support Sun Cha’s family
Gofundme to help Elcias Hernandez Ortiz Cover Medical Bills
Gofundme in memory of Hyun Jung Grant to support her sons
Donate to the victims of the violent acts and their families
Support
Center for Pan Asian Community Services
Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund
Asian American Advocacy Fund––Asian Americans united for a more progressive Southeast
NAPAWF Atlanta ––Building power in AAPI communities
Advancing Justice Atlanta
Maomi Bookstore––Chinese bookstore and cafe
III. For Allies and AAPI Community
Offering Support
1. Check on AAPI friends
2. Watch the EAAG/UC Advisory Forum
3. Make conscious efforts to pronounce AAPI terms and names accurately
4. Check your stereotypes and preconceptions about the AAPI community; Call out prejudices
5. Donate to and/or volunteer with AAPI-centered organizations or community funds
6. Read on AAPI and minority history
Ways to Support the Asian American Community
Why this Wave of Anti-Asian Racism Feels Different
Articles
Understanding AAPI History and Hate Crimes:
StopAAPIHate's National Report of Hate Incidents
Ignoring The History of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form Of Violence
Asian American families disproportionately keeping kids home as schools reopen: report
George Takei Recalls Time In An American Internment Camp In 'They Called Us Enemy'
Anti-Asian Violence Must Be a Bigger Part of America’s Racial Discourse
Model Minority Myth:
The Model Minority Myth pits Asian versus Black & props up white supremacy
Reflections on My Grandma Yuri, Malcolm X, and the Past, Present, and Future of Black-Asian Solidarity
A Letter To Chinese Canadians on Anti-Black Racism
‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used as a Racial Wedge by Kat Chow
A History of Black & Asian Solidarity
Intersection of Racism and Sexual Violence against Asian Women:
There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year
Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence
A Sociologist's View On The Hyper-Sexualization Of Asian Women In American Society
Learn about the Queer and Trans AAPI Experience:
Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color
Yoon Grace Na’s Local Composting Site in Ridgewood
Q-Wave––Serving LBQ women, trans women, trans men, and GNC/NB folks of API descent
Gapimny––Empowering Queer & Trans Asian Pacific Islanders to create positive change since 1990
Salga––Vibrant Desi community based in NYC that offers community and safe spaces for all South Asian queer community
Sige!––LGBTQIA+ Filipino collective fighting for liberation of LGBTQIA+ Filipinos everywhere
Yellow Jackets Collective - YJC is a chosen family of yellow queers collaborating towards radical futures
NQAPIA––The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, a federation of LGBT AAPI organizations.
Videos and Podcasts
Youtube/Instagram:
NAAAP: Racism is a Virus, Too
Speech from Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen
PBS Asian Americans Series
Webinar: Learning and Teaching About Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: From Pre-K to Post-Doc
We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate
HOME by Kyoko Takenaka
How the Media’s Description of Asian Women Harms Them
Janaya Future Khan: Violence Against Asian Americans
Poet and Author, Ocean Vuong, on the power of language and violence of men in US culture
YK Hong
We Are Not a Stereotype by Smithsonian APA––Video series for classroom teachers and caregivers who teach; explores and challenges the complexity surrounding the term Asian Pacific American, breaking it down into topics that span multiple timelines, geographies, and identities.
NPR:
NPR Nicole Chung - How to Start Conversations about Anti-Asian Racism with Your Family
NPR Code Switch - Screams and Silence
Spotify:
Grace Lee Boggs - A Century in the World
Ocean Vuong - A Life Worthy of Our Breath
Still Processing - Asian-Americans Talk About Racism, and We Listen (Part 1)
Still Processing - Asian-Americans Talk About Racism, and We Listen (Part 2)
Project Voice by Jessica Nguyen
Reading List
AAPI Reading List
A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
Workshops and Training
Free Bystander Intervention Trainings through AAAJC––Numerous dates and times in April
Free Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit––PDF download
Free De-escalation & Defense Classes––through Center for Anti-violence Education for AAPI and allies
Petitions and Call
Pass COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Stop AAPI Racial Profiling and End “China Initiative”
Urgent Phone Call & Email NYC Council Member Margaret Chin
Donate
Gofundme’s page of verified AAPI fundraisers––Compiled list spanning Atlanta fundraisers, to individuals in need, to small business and local community support.
Gofundme to support Grandma Xiao Zhen Xie
Brooklyn Book Bodega––Books Are Magic is matching donations to organizations supporting AAPI journalism and literature
Asian Americans Advancing Justice––Newsroom, voting, census, and racism resource guides
Asian American Advocacy Fund––This 501(c)4 helped to get out the 2020 Georgia for AAPI communities, which were the sector within metro Atlanta with the lowest voter turnout
Hollaback––Non-profit organization that offers many resources, including different online bystander trainings, one of which covers methods of intervention if you find yourself a witness to AAPI harassment
Stop AAPI Hate––Links for resources and incident reporting
Asian Youth For Civic Engagement––Emerging national network of high school students seeking to increase AAPI representation and voter turnout
Asian Americans for Equality––Organization that supports programs and services to help NY communities hurt by COVID
Welcome to Chinatown - A grassroots project supporting NYC Chinatown businesses
Shop Cranes for Change or Donate
Support
Support Sex Workers:
Interview with Yves Tong Nguyen of Red Canary Song
Red Canary Song––Organizing with migrant & Asian sex workers in NYC
Butterfly––Asian and Migrant Sex Worker Support Network
Third Wave Fund
The Sex Workers Outreach Project Brooklyn
SWAN Vancouver––Culturally-Specialized Supports & Advocacy for Im/Migrant Women Engaged in Indoor Sex Work
Support AAPI Women:
WOMANKIND––We work with survivors of gender-based violence to rise above trauma
NAPAWF––National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
Asian American Feminist Collective
AAPI Women Lead
Volunteering
Protect Chinatown––Request a chaperone or volunteer as a chaperone
Send Chinatown Love––Providing relief efforts to small, off-the-grid businesses in Chinatown NYC suffering from the impacts of Covid-19
Additional Resources
Resources from the Castilleja Asian American Awareness Project
Resource Compilation Doc
Anti-Asian Violence Resources Carrd
IV. Support AAPI Artists and Writers
Reading List
AAPI Reading List
A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
Support AAPI Writing and Journalism
Asian American Journalists Association
AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund
Asian American Writers Workshop
AAPI Artists and Writers
Terisa Siagatonu (she/her)––Sāmoan | Poet | Speaker | Educator | Organizer
Eda––Writer
Ruth Chan––Illustrator of children’s books and comics and some other things too
Chanel Miller (she/her)––Author of Know My Name
Jezz Chung (she/they)––Writer
Jess X. Snow (they/them)––Writer, director, artist
Kay Ulanday Barrett––Poet, cultural strategist
Michelle Kim––Author of Wake Up (Fall 2021)
Kit Yan––Trans Playwright
Singa Hon––Illustrator and artist
Mimi Zhu (they/them)––Writer, “BE NOT AFRAID OF LOVE” coming 2022
Mary Kang––Photographer
Anna Yuh Kyung––Korean adoptee based in Oakland, CA. Connecting through clay
Alex Myung (he/they)––Animator
Harry Trinh––Designer, Head of Creative at Welcome to Chinatown
Than(ushka)––DJ | Activist
Samuel Han––Photographer, Videographer
Mengwen Cao––Photographer
Mischelle Moy (she/her)––Photographer
Alice Sparkly Kat––Astrologer and author of #PostcolonialAstrology
Kyoko Takenaka––Artist
Bookstores to Support
Asian American Curriculum Project’s Online Bookshop
Dunde District Bookstore
Eastwind Books of Berkeley (Donate here!)
Arkipelago Books
EsoWon Books
The Lev
Maomi Bookstore
Cafe Con Libros
