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Blended Table Fundraiser
The Blended Table (925 S. Jefferson Street, 801-328-8138, theblendedtable.com) recently announced a bake sale to raise funds for the Asian Association of Utah (aau-slc.org) and OCA Utah (ocanational.org). We ve seen local bake sales work wonders for nonprofits dedicated to helping marginalized communities and seeing this pop up on the ol social media feed is a welcome dose of positivity. The event takes place on April 24 at Blended Table from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or whenever the event sells out. Pastries and baked goods have been donated by several local bakeries, and all proceed will benefit the AAU and OCA. If you re looking for a place to contribute to a good cause while enjoying some local baked goods, we ll see you there.
You May Die : Utah Asian Americans Receive Threatening Letters
On 4/1/21 at 8:59 AM EDT
Police in Utah have launched an investigation after several Asian Americans in the Salt Lake Valley area were reported to have received anonymous threatening letters.
The identical letters each stated Asians need to go back to their countries now before more Asian s are KILLED.spread the word or you may die. The letter made several claims against Asians such as that they caused Covid 19 and lied about it.
The note, ending with the numbers 666, was dated March 17, 2021, which marks the day after the massage parlor shootings in the Atlanta area of Georgia that killed eight people, including six Asian women.
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Utahns of Asian heritage keep wary eye for pandemic-related harassment
No formal reports of hate crimes, but several say numbers may not tell the full story
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Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY For state lawmaker House Minority Whip Karen Kwan, attacks on Asian Americans in the pandemic have brought to mind her great-great-grandfather, who helped build the transcontinental railroad connecting America’s coasts but was barred from U.S. citizenship by federal law.
“It recalls a time in which the Chinese were considered suspicious,” said Kwan. “He came at a time when this kind of rhetoric was the standard way of thinking, that the Chinese were inscrutable, and they needed to be careful of Chinese people.”