CAA | Fake News, Real Consequences: The Growing Threat of Chinese-Language Disinformation Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) produced a report on misinformation and disinformation among Chinese American communities. PiYaoBa-Report-Fake-News-Real-ConsequencesDownload
FAJ | CA Reopening: COVID-19 Vaccine Education Filipino Advocates for Justice is partnering with UC Berkeley Pilipino Association for Health Careers (PAHC) and FACE (Filipino American Care Experience) which are faculty and doctors from Kaiser Permanente, to present an educational session all about COVID-19 Vaccine Resources, California Re-entry, and protecting your own health especially with new variants floating around. The highlight of the evening will be a live Doctors Q&A session featuring Dr. Camantigue and Dr. Ramirez from Kaiser Permanente Union City Medical Center. There will also be testimonials from our own community members about getting the vaccine, so please email any questions you have in advance to Aurora Sanchez, Community Outreach Worker at FAJ at [email protected]. This presentation will be bilingual in both Tagalog and English. Watch the presentation below or at this link.
EPIC | Addressing NHPI Health Inequity & Needs The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing health inequities among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs). NHPIs in California are disproportionately impacted, having the highest case and death rates compared to any other racial and ethnic groups. Hosted by League of CA Cities API Caucus, this session was held in partnership with Empowering Pacific Islander Communities. Click this link or watch the video below to learn more about who makes up the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities and the critical issues NHPIs face, including COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates. Community leaders on the call shared pandemic data, its impacts, and made recommendations on resources and policies to address NHPI needs.
EPIC | Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team EPIC is an active member of both the National and Southern CA Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Teams. You can find more information and resources by visiting this website. The Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team is a national group of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) researchers, health experts, community leaders and advocates formed to plan and implement infrastructure for informing and supporting families and communities about COVID-19. The National Lead for the team is Dr. Raynald Samoa and the Technical Assistance Lead is Dr. Nia Aitaoto. The Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence is the convening organization for the Response Team. A list and names of the National Focus committee, as well as the names and contact information for the different regional leads for California (Northern and Southern), Washington state (King and Pierce County), Utah, Arkansas, Oregon and Hawaii is included below.
Give in May This Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we invite you to imagine a more just and joyful future with us. A future where we all have the power and resources to thrive in safe and welcoming communities. Where we can shape the decisions that affect us. Where we take care of each other.For many of us, the past year has been defined by rapid response, as we showed up to support each other in the face of COVID-19, individual and systemic acts of anti-Asian violence, the deportation of community members and other crises. Yet at CAAL, we know the work doesn’t end when the headlines move on. In the midst of calls to rebuild and return to “normal,” we need leaders who can build from crisis moments toward our long-term work fighting for our shared future. Through the month of May, CAAL is looking to our community to reach our goal of 150 donors to sustain our ongoing work; any contribution you make, whether it be $1 or $1000, will make a difference. Will you join us?
#MinneAsianStories 2021: Beyond the Myths & Monolith This spring, in an effort to reclaim our own narratives, we invited our community members to share stories and creative reflections with us that reflect on this current moment and the ups and downs of this past year (there have been so many!). Stay tuned below as we release our 2021 storytelling campaign throughout the month of May, as we share stories and experiences from the community. We hope that this brings us closer to a world where we control the headlines written about us and our collective understanding of what it means to be Asian Minnesota expands beyond the myths and monolith.
Donating, Volunteering, Reporting Hate Incidents: Here’s How to Help Combat Anti-Asian Violence Eight people, including many women of Asian descent, were killed in shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday, prompting a reckoning over rising rates of anti-Asian violence that have dramatically increased in the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, found that while overall rates of hate crimes in the country decreased by 7% in 2020, anti-Asian hate crimes surged by 149%. Nearly 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents were reported between March 19, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021, with women reporting hate incidents at 2.3 times the rate of men, according to a report published this week from Stop AAPI Hate. The Stop AAPI Hate reporting center was launched in March 2020 in response to xenophobic sentiments and to track attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. A suspect in the shootings, Robert Aaron Long, has been charged with eight counts of murder after being taken into custody. While police say Long has denied the killings were racially motivated, the incident has sparked outcry for an end to anti-Asian violence. Since the shootings, the hashtag #StopAsianHate has trended on Twitter as individuals expressed solidarity with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Here are some ways to support the AAPI community, from helping to report hate incidents to donating to nonprofits to volunteering. Click here for more information.
KRC: 아시안 혐오범죄 급증, 신고하세요! | 핫라인 제공 A message from Isabel Kang and from KRC regarding Anti-AAPI community. Watch the video for more resources and information. “민족학교는 인종 차별 범죄를 뿌리 뽑기 위해 핫라인을 운영하고 있습니다. 한국어와 영어 모두 제공하고 있습니다. 더이상 인종 차별 범죄를 감춰서는 안 됩니다. 신고하세요. 핫라인 전화번호는 213 709 3695입니다.” “KRC operates a hotline to eradicate racist crimes. Both Korean and English are available. You can no longer conceal racist crimes. Report it. The hotline phone number is 213 709 3695.”
SikhCoalition: Joint Statement from Eight Indianapolis-Area Gurdwaras Following Fedex Facility Shooting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] Joint Statement from Eight Indianapolis-Area Gurdwaras Following Fed-ex Facility Shooting “April 17, 2021 (Indianapolis, IN) — The following statement was released by representatives of eight Indianapolis-area gurdwaras, or Sikh houses of worship, including Gurdwara Gur Nanak Darbar (Plainfield), Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sikh Society (Raymond), Gurdwara Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib (Greenwood), Gurdwara Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis (Acton), Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar (Fishers), Gurdwara Sri Guru Granth Sahib Society (McCordsville), Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Indianapolis), and Sikh Society of Indianapolis…”