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APIs CAN | Massachusetts Town Hall on Anti Asian Racism

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled xenophobia and anti-Asian racism. But Asian Americans have experienced violence long before the pandemic. Join Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network’s town hall highlighting how the Asian American community in MA is organizing against racism and learn how to support AAPI communities during the pandemic. The transcript is available at this link.

This event also included a resource guide containing statements made by partner organizations, mutual aid funds, education materials geared towards young learners, readings, articles, videos, films, podcasts.

Anti-Asian Racism Town Hall

Join our intergenerational conversation on the recent surge of Anti-Asian racism and Sinophobia. Hear various Chinese American community members speak about their concerns, observations and experiences of anti-Asian racism. The Virtual Town Hall will also include a representative from the Attorney General Civil Rights Division who will present about filing hate crime complaints.

This event was recorded live on Facebook on May 28, 2020. You can watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/cpaboston/videos/577512672904198

 

 

List of Black and Asian Owned Restaurants in Boston

Buy from this list of Black and Asian owned restaurants in Boston, also created by CYI youth staff:

Support A Small Business Today! This is a list of local restaurants in Boston that you can go support today. Please keep in mind that these are not all of the local restaurants, but just a few that we have picked for you to try! Use the table of contents below to navigate through the list. Info in the list includes a quick description, a link to the restaurant’s page, address, phone number, and other parties that you use to deliver. Share with us your favorite dish @cyi_boston!

View the list here!

Resources List for Chinese American Youth in Boston

Dear readers, We are a group of Chinese and Chinese American high school and college students working at CPA Boston.  Recently, the Black Lives Matter movement has surged in many cities of the United States. The incident started due to police violence on a black male, George Floyd, by a white police who took away the life of Floyd. Actually, the oppression on people of color has long existed in American history, the movement was not merely for this incident but the anger of people has reached a point where no more tolerance is accepted. Maybe many people do not have a specific idea on the racism that black people face, but the racism towards black people would even threaten their life. Furthermore, many people might wonder why can’t black people simply go to school and work, but in reality, society has not offered the opportunities for them. We have collected a few Chinese articles that talk about the history of the difficulties of black people, the impact of racism on their daily life. We hope that these articles could resolve some of your questions and offer new perspectives on the issue.

Check out their collection of resources here

大家好,我们是华人前进会青年动力项目的青少年们。我们是一群华裔移民后代高中生、大学生。近期在美国各个城市爆发的“黑人的命也是命”(Black Lives Matter)抗议。事件起因是一名黑人男子被白人警察暴力执法直至失去生命。但是其实美国社会对有色人种的压迫由来已久,抗议爆发也不单止是为了这一次的暴力执法,实在是人民的愤怒积压到了无法再忍耐的地步。也许有很多人都不能对黑人群体受到的歧视感同身受,这个社会对他们的歧视甚至会伤及他们的性命。也有很多人疑惑为什么黑人群体不可以好好读书工作,其实这个社会根本没有给他们这个机会。我们收集了几篇中文文章,其中谈及了黑人群体困难的历史,歧视渗透他们生活的影响。希望这些文章可以为读者解惑和提供新的观点。

COVID-19 Asian Community Emergency Relief Fund

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian American community in Greater Boston is being hit hard. Many are immigrants who work in food, hospitality, home care and child care sectors that have been closed. Consequently, these workers have lost their incomes. Because of language barriers and immigration status, not everyone can access public benefits like unemployment and the new stimulus dollars.  These families are in jeopardy of not having enough money to buy basic necessities and pay for housing. To top it off, our community is also facing rising anti-Asian sentiments.

The Chinese Progressive Association along with other anchor organizations of APIsCAN! ( Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network) Asian Community Development Corporation, Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Asian American Resource Workshop, and Asian Outreach Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services is launching the Asian Community Emergency Relief Fund for our community. The fund will provide immediate and direct financial support to people in our communities who have lost work and are having trouble meeting their basic needs, and may not be eligible for other public benefits.

Visit their website for more information