Dear John,

The surge in anti-AAPI hate crimes is not an Asian American community issue. It is an American issue. The Morris County Democratic Committee stands with the AAPI community in condeming this horrific violence. Our hearts are with the victums, their loved ones and everyone impacted by these attacks. As leaders in our community, we have an obligation to speak up against anti-AAPI violence and use our platform to transform thoughts and prayers into action. Please follow the below resources:

Anti-AAPI Hate Action Items

If you have experienced anti-AAPI hate or discrimination:

• Report incidents:

  • Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/

  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.standagainsthatred.org/report

• Mental health resources:

  • Racial Trauma Toolkit by Boston College: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/sites/isprc/isprc-advisory-board.html

  • @SubtleAsianMentalHealth on Facebook is offering free 1:1 supportive listening sessions

  • Crisis line: 1-800-273-TALK

  • Crisis text line: text “connect” to 741741

Where to donate/organizations to support:

• GoFundMe “Support the AAPI Community Fund”: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-aapi-community-fund

• Hate is a Virus- started as a response to the rise in hate crimes against AAPI due to the pandemic

• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund- legal support and protects/promotes civil rights of Asian Americans, headquartered in NY

• Stop AAPI Hate- tracks and responds to Asian hate crimes

• CAAAV- supports low-income Asian immigrants and refugees, headquartered in NY

• APIA Vote- works to increases civic engagement among AAPI communities

• National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)- empowers AAPI women and girls

Nearby Events (Please use health precautions):

• #StopAsianHate Rally & Vigil on Saturday, 3/27 at 1:00PM at Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ

General actions anyone can take:

• Sign petitions:

  • “Justice for 89-year-old Asian American Hate Crime Victim” to push the NYPD to investigate attack as a hate crime: https://www.change.org/p/nypd-justice-for-89-year-old-asian-american-hate-crime-victim

• Check in on AAPI friends and loved ones

• Join webinars and training hosted by Hollaback Bystander Intervention to protect yourself against discrimination/safely intervene on behalf of others: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/

• Volunteer to help Asian American elders in your community

• Support local Asian-owned businesses (Asian-owned stores and restaurants have suffered during COVD-19)

Self-Education:

• Books to read:

  • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

  • If They Come for Us: Poems by Fatimah Asghar

  • Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

• Who to follow:

  • @StopAAPIHate on Instagram

  • @HateIsAVirus on Instagram

Morris County Democratic Committee
51 Gibraltar Drive,
Suite 1F
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
United States

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