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Asian Women Must Be Represented in Government: A Call to Action | Opinion Elizabeth Li and Lisa Changadveja
, Founding Principal of Left of the Right; chief of staff at MoveOn On 4/7/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
Xiao Zhen Xie, Vilma Kari, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng. Their names should be written and said at every opportunity, because our voices must never be silenced.
Hate crimes targeting Asians in the United States increased by 149% between 2019 and 2020, despite a nationwide decrease in total hate crimes during the same period. The recent rise has been linked to vicious rhetoric and xenophobia from political leaders in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. But the roots of Anti-Asian racism in policy date back to the Page Act of 1875, which demonized and fetishized Asian women in an effort block them from entering the United States.
#Philly4Solidarity rallies against anti-Asian violence
By Betsey Piette posted on April 2, 2021
Philadelphia
Over 300 people gathered for a rally and march against anti-Asian violence and hatred March 25 at Vine Street Park in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. The grassroots protest galvanized people from multiple Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the region, along with a racially diverse crowd of supporters. The crowd was overwhelmingly young people.
‘History of Chinatown’ mural provides history to anti-Asian violence rally, Philadelphia, March 25. Credit: WW photo, Joe Piette
Under the motto #Philly4Solidarity, the event kicked off with a traditional lion dance with drumbeats and crashing cymbals. Speakers shared stories of anti-Asian racism they had personally experienced. They dressed in black to mourn the Atlanta shooting victims: Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Yong Ae Yue, 63; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; Soon Chung Park, 74; Suncha Kim
Darrell Hunter, 45, was arrested Tuesday near the business in the Tenderloin neighborhood after the woman called police, Officer Adam Lobsinger said in a statement.
Activists speak out in wake of attacks on Asian Americans
and last updated 2021-04-01 17:09:18-04
CHICAGO â Activists are mobilizing following the recent spate of attacks against Asian Americans around the country. Artists nationwide are stepping up as part of a digital campaign.
âWe have to yank out anti-Asian hatred right at the roots,â said Jess Mcleod, who is Korean, Filipino and Scottish American.
In the wake of violent attacks and murders of Asian Americans, prominent artists and leaders are raising their voices.
âThe idea of the Asian American community, of keeping your head down, was able to look to our Black brothers and sisters to be able to see what speaking up can actually do,â said Aria Afsar, who is Bangladeshi American.