Resources to Report Acts of Hate:
- Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Counsil self reporting website – http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice self reporting website – https://www.standagainsthatred.org/
- Stop AAPI Hate website – StopAAPIHate.org
- California’s Office of the Attorney General – https://oag.ca.gov/hatecrimes
- Georgia’s Office of the Attorney General – https://law.georgia.gov/contact-us
- Massachusetts’s Office of the Attorney General – https://www.mass.gov/service-details/protections-against-hate-crimes
- New York’s Office of the Attorney General – Civil Rights Bureau – civil.rights@ag.ny.gov, or calling 1-800-771-7755.
- Texas’s Office of the Attorney General – https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/contact-us
- Washington’s Office of the Attorney General – https://www.atg.wa.gov/contact-us-3
- Washington DC’s Office of the Attorney General – https://oag.dc.gov/about-oag/contact-us
Raise awareness, speak up, and condemn these attacks and anti-Asian racism:
- Sign and share these petitions to raise awareness and stop anti-Asian racism:
- Watch and share these articles/videos on Anti-AAPI Hate:
- Read and share this article on the rise of hate crimes on Asian Americans by Vice: Asian Americans Are Calling on Allies in Response to a Wave of Violence
- Read about anti-Asian racism during COVID-19 and how to advance Asian American recovery
Protect yourself in the face of discrimination or safely stand up for others as a bystander
- Join webinars and training hosted by the Right To Be.
Learn about the history of Asian Pacific Islander discrimination and other challenges we face
- Read up on the model minority myth, why it exists, and why it’s harmful to other marginalized communities
- For a historical overview on anti-Asian racism in America:
- Read this article about America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens by National Geographic
- Read the book “Chinese in America” by Iris Chang
- Watch the PBS documentary “Asian Americans”
- Read this article on the importance of Asian & Black solidarity by Michelle Kim
- Follow these API community leaders and activists for more resources and education:
- Michelle Kim, activist and co-founder of Awaken
- Amanda Nguyễn, activist and founder of risenow.us
- Dr. Kiona, activist (see this post from Dr. Kiona on other accounts to follow)
- Daniel Wu, actor and activist
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian, actor, political commentator, and television host
- Learn more about how anti-Asian discrimination manifests in the workplace by reading Jane Hyun’s “Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling” and Margaret Chin’s “Stuck: Why Asian Americans Don’t Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder”.
Support, donate, and volunteer with organizations actively combating racism against the Asian Pacific Islander community
- Stop AAPI Hate – aggregates and responds to incidents of hate and harassment against Asian American/Pacific Islanders. From March 19, 2020 to December 31, 2021, a total of 10,905 hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons were reported to Stop AAPI Hate.
- Hate is a virus – started as a grassroots movement to combat racism and xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) fueled by COVID-19, Hate is a virus has evolved into a sustainable organization that addresses xenophobia and hate in the AAPI and BIPOC communities.
- Act To Change – a national nonprofit organization working to address bullying, including in the AAPI community. They published “The Racism is a Virus Toolkit” to support the community in combating racism.
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – a national nonprofit organization that focuses on housing rights, immigration, civil rights, labor rights, and others for Asian Americans
- National Council of Asian Pacific Americans – a nonprofit organization that serves to represent the interests of the greater Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities through a coalition of 37 national Asian Pacific American organizations around the country.