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.
CAAL | Fireside Chat: Suni Lee Making History Fireside Chats are informal conversations between staff at the Coalition of Asian American Leaders and network leaders on issues and topics impacting our Asian Minnesotan community. In this Fireside Chat, held on August 6, 2021, former CAAL Executive & Network director Bo Thao-Urabe and Representative Kaohly Her discuss the significance of local olympian and gold medalist Sunisa Lee’s win for the Hmong community and the importance of uplifting the perspective of women and girls. Find out more about upcoming Fireside Chats and about CAAL on their website.
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.
SEARAC | #StopSEAADeportation PSAs Video PSA Series on SEAAs and Deportation The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) proudly presents a series of deportation-focused public service announcements (PSAs) featuring the stories of five impacted Southeast Asian American (SEAA) community members and their families. This video series is designed not only to educate the broader Southeast Asian community on the impact of deportations on our families and communities but also to build public support for the need to end deportations. These PSAs come on the 25th anniversary of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA), which enables the mass deportation of noncitizens with who have come into contact with the criminal legal system and increases punitive measures against immigrants and refugees. Through this new series of PSA videos, SEARAC seeks to honor the individuals and communities who have been devastated by the heightened deportations of Southeast Asian Americans, a practice that began with the passage of IIRAIRA and continues today. To view any of the videos below, click on their image or their title. You can also find all videos on SEARAC’s YouTube channel.
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.”
SEAFN – Speaking Khmer on Condemning Anti-Asian Violence, Gender Based Violence, and White Supremacy Come listen to our demands on addressing anti-Asian hate, gender-based violence, and white supremacy. #DismantleWhitePatriarchy #Not Your Fetish #StopAsianHate
Freedom, Inc. – Our Statement and Response to the Violent Murder of Our Asian Sisters in Georgia “All Asian women workers deserve respect, dignity, and protection. We know that many Asian women are underpaid, undervalued, and their safety is not prioritized. Join some of Freedom, Inc.’s Southeast Asian leaders as we put out our statement and response to the violent murder of our Asian Sisters in Georgia.” Yesterday, Tuesday, March 16, six Asian women were killed when Robert Aaron Long took the lives of eight people in… Posted by Freedom Inc on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Asian Minnesota Alliance for Justice: CAAL Response This event is hosted by the Asian Minnesotan Alliance for Justice (AMAJ), a collective of Asian American organizations dedicated to fighting for solidarity and justice in MN. The events in Georgia last week were devastating to our community. In the last year, and particularly the last few months, we have seen an increase in attacks and violence directed towards Asian American communities around the United States. This includes attacks targeting our elderly in Asian communities, it includes verbal and physical harassment in public and private spaces, includes 33 Vietnamese community members who were just deported by ICE, and it includes the deaths of Christian Hall and Angelo Quinto, who were recently killed by the police. This is all anti-Asian hate and violence. Our communities are in pain and looking for support. This moment demands all of us, as Minnesotans, to come together to think critically about the moment we are in and move us towards a place of healing and justice. Join us for a public community event to hear from leaders and community members about what has been occurring in Minnesota and nationwide, hear from victims of hate, and work together with us to take action against violence and hate. Speakers include U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, MDHR Commissioner Rebecca Lucero, CAAL Network & Executive Director Bo Thao-Urabe, and others Honoring the Lives Lost in Atlanta. To our non-Asian allies, we urge you to take action against anti-Asian violence and hate. #StopAsianHate… Posted by Coalition of Asian American Leaders – CAAL on Thursday, March 18, 2021 Dear CAAL Leaders, We are devastated by yesterday’s horrific mass shooting in Georgia, where a gunman shot and killed… Posted by Coalition of Asian American Leaders – CAAL on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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