Friend,

This week we are grieving eight victims of unspeakable, hateful
violence in the metro Atlanta area - six of whom were Asian
women. Our hearts go out to their families and loved ones, and we are
keeping them in our thoughts in the wake of this tragedy.

This attack points to an escalating threat many in the Asian American
community feel today. As a result of hateful rhetoric and a spate of
attacks during the past year, we know that too many within the Asian
American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community fear every day for
themselves and their loved ones.

Hours before the killing, STOP AAPI HATE issued a national report on
reports of anti-AAPI hate incidents they received between March 19,
2020, and February 28, 2021. They recorded 3,795 incidents during that
period, the majority of which were reported by AAPI women. However,
hate-related crimes are historically underreported, and we believe
this data represents only a fraction of the number of hate incidents
that actually occur.
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Please take a moment to review the report here.

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We all must call on elected officials to take steps to counter
anti-Asian hate and other extremist or hateful ideologies. Within our
communities, each of us can also take important measures to counter
the AAPI hate that degrades the safety and peace of our AAPI family,
friends and neighbors.

The SPLC's guide to bystander intervention is a free, shareable
resource for how to respond while witnessing an act of hate. If you,
or anyone you know, would like to safely report an incident of hate to
the Southern Poverty Law Center, please do so here.

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Making sure hate incidents are reported and the voices of people
experiencing hate are heard is the first step in supporting the AAPI
community. We can also help by speaking up and sharing resources that
actively counter hate around us. One resource we would like to share
is Learning for Justice's guide for parents, educators and
caregivers responding to this week's attack. Learning for
Justice provides free resources for educators helping young people
navigate critical conversations about race, gender, class and more.

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As we move forward, we must reflect on the impact our work can have on
the AAPI community and how we can further center them in our work in
the Deep South. We are committed to including and uplifting AAPI
voices in our work to investigate and stop hate, protect human rights,
LGBTQ rights and children's rights, fight for immigrant justice
and advance voting rights.

In grief and solidarity, 

The Southern Poverty Law Center

 

 


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