NAACP Joins National #Unityagainsthate Rally to Combat Increased Hate Attacks Against Asians Living And Born In America
By Sentinel News Service
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Community Against Hate, a diverse coalition of community organizations and leaders have teamed up with the national civil rights organization NAACP in a clear stance to address hate directed toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. In a direct response to the increased verbal and physical attacks against Asians living and born in America, the #UnityAgainstHate rally will be held on Saturday, May 15, at 11 a.m., in multiple cities across the nation. The rally will echo the voices of many who have experienced hate crimes against them based on their race, nationality and identity.
In a windowless room at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Carl Chan unspooled his story, focusing on two foundational events that, he says, âchanged my life.â
The first occurred as a middle school boy in British-governed Hong Kong, where he was born in 1958. As he walked to catch his bus home, he noticed five white British boys picking on a Hong Kong boy. âThis is wrong! Donât pick on him!â he told the boys.
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