Here's what you can do to respond to hate and xenophobia.

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COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism

We know this is a difficult time for communities all over the world and we hope this message finds you and your loved ones well. First, for health information, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ([link removed]) and World Health Organization ([link removed]) . In addition, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum has been compiling multilingual resources on the coronavirus and COVID-19 in their Community Library. ([link removed])

In these challenging times, no one should be subject to discrimination, yet Asian Americans have increasingly been targeted by racism and xenophobia related to the coronavirus or COVID-19. We offer the following resources in response to this hate.

We encourage reporting to our website, www.StandAgainstHatred.org ([link removed]) , which is accessible in Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Through this website, we document hate crimes, harassment, and discrimination experienced by our community.

The tracker ([link removed]) is checked daily, and where we have permission to do so, we post stories ([link removed]) to the website while preserving the privacy of the people who submitted them. By sharing your story, you are elevating the experiences and incidents that take place every day. You are helping to advocate for the community by ensuring our stories are heard by our elected officials, the media, and our community members who can take comfort and know they are not alone. These stories show that words matter. They also help us monitor and push back against hate. For stories where legal action can be pursued, we will follow-up to provide support.
For direct legal and social services, such as connecting impacted individuals with pro bono attorneys, mental health services, and in certain cases, legal counsel, we partner with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ([link removed]) and their Stop Hate project ([link removed]) . Assistance is available through the Stop Hate hotline (1-844-9-NO-HATE), which is accessible in a number of languages.

We will continue to update our website as more developments arise.

Bookmark our COVID-19 resource page ([link removed])
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We encourage our communities and allies to learn about ways to respond:
Hollaback! ([link removed]) – Show Up: Your Guide to Bystander Intervention ([link removed])

New Resource from Teaching Tolerance ([link removed]) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center – How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism ([link removed])

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Watch a recent conversation ([link removed]) , "The Rising Tide of Anti-Asian American Sentiment and the COVID-19 Crisis," with our President Executive Director John C. Yang, Council of Korean Americans Executive Director Abraham Kim, President & CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Madalene Mielke, and National Director of National Council of Asian Pacific Americans Gregg Orton.

Upcoming Event:
Tuesday, March 31, 12:00 PM ET - National Council of Asian Pacific Americans COVID-19 Community Briefing. RSVP. ([link removed])

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Additional Resources
* Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) - Protecting Asian American and Pacific Islander Working People ([link removed])

* Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) – Public Health Alerts, including Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update ([link removed])

* Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Media Guidance: Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) calls on news organizations to exercise care in coverage of the coronavirus outbreak ([link removed])
+ Joint statement from AAJA and partners denouncing anti-Asian racism during coronavirus outbreak ([link removed])

Words Matter

We are working with the media, Congress, and partner organizations to inform around the harm of this xenophobia.
* Asian Americans Advancing Justice Statement on Discrimination and the Coronavirus Epidemic ([link removed]) (February 2020)

* Asian Americans Advancing Justice Social Media Responses to Comments by Elected Officials:
+ House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ([link removed]) (March 10, 2020)
+ President Donald Trump ([link removed]) (March 16, 2020)
+ Senator John Cornyn ([link removed]) (March 18, 2020)

* National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) - Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders and Over 260 Civil Rights Organizations Call on Congress to Denounce Anti-Asian Racism around COVID-19 ([link removed])

* Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) - As Coronavirus Fears Incite Violence, CAPAC Members Urge Colleagues to Not Stoke Xenophobia ([link removed])

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