Dear John,

Asian Americans have been sounding the alarm about violence spurred by hate and racism in our political discourse.

We have not been listening and acting enough.

While we are still learning about the shootings in Atlanta last night, we know that six out of the eight people killed were Asian women, and that Asian-owned spas and massage parlors appear to have been specifically targeted.

We cannot separate this attack from the unprecedented rise in hate violence against Asian Americans that has left so many of our community members feeling hurt and afraid. We also cannot ignore the fact that the targets appear to have been immigrant women working in a sexualized industry. Over the past year, more than 3,800 reports of anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, including many here in New York City.

This violence and hate did not come out of nowhere. It has been fueled by political rhetoric about the coronavirus, nationalist geopolitical jockeying, and has roots in a long history of exclusionary laws, policies, and wars.

To everyone hurting and scared right now, we stand with you and recommit to the work to ensure that all our community members can live without fear.

If you are looking for ways to support Asian American communities, here are some ideas:

*
Attend
a
vigil.
There
are
several
being
organized
around
the
city,
including
one
I’ll
be
attending
on
Friday
at
6
PM
in
Union
Square
organized
by
the
Asian
American
Federation
[[link removed]]
.


*
Volunteer
with
Safewalx
to
escort
fellow
community
members
to
or
from
a
subway
station.
Learn
more
here
[[link removed]]
.


*
Share
bystander
intervention
information
[[link removed]]
or
attend
a
training.


*
Support
Asian
American
organizations
organizing
against
hate
or
to
support
specific
communities,
like
the
NYC
chapter
[[link removed]]
of
the
National
Asian
Pacific
American
Women’s
Forum
[[link removed]]
,
Red
Canary
Song
[[link removed]]
,
CAAAV
[[link removed]]
,
Asian
Americans
Advancing
Justice
-
Atlanta
[[link removed]]
,
or
Stop
AAPI
Hate.
[[link removed]]


*
If
you
need
to
report
an
incident
of
anti-Asian
identity-based
violence,
you
can
use
this
multilingual
reporting
portal
[[link removed]]
or
call
the
New
York
Human
Rights
Commission
at
212-416-0197.



Sending love and solidarity to all of our AAPI neighbors and community members,

Brad

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From a vigil I attended tonight in Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights, Queens – a community gathering place in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the world that is itself a repudiation of male white male supremacist violence.

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