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As Anti-Asian Violence Climbs, Bystander Training Is Becoming Essential

Asian Americans Out Loud Catherine Shieh teaches people over Zoom how to support and comfort victims during harassment attacks. Asian Americans Out Loud is a project highlighting Asian Americans who are leading the way forward in art and activism. You can read more by visiting our APAHM 2021 homepage. Story By Brittany Wong Illustration by Nicole Xu Three years ago at a crowded BART station in Oakland, California, educator Catherine Shieh was waiting for a train when a man approached her, asking for spare change. When Shieh, who is Taiwanese American, told him she didn’t carry cash, the man swung his fist and knocked her over. Then he started punching her.

Asian Americans in Chicago: Mental health has suffered amid COVID-19, anti-Asian violence

The coronavirus pandemic sparked a mental health crisis. For Asians and Asian Americans also facing a rise in hate incidents across the country, it’s been “trauma upon trauma,” says Anne Saw, a Chicago psychologist. “A lot of our communities are experiencing so many pandemic stressors that are then compounded by a lot of anti-Asian discrimination that we’re also experiencing,” says Saw, who teaches at DePaul University and directs the Chicago Asian American Psychology Lab. “It’s tough to, like, get your head above water and get some room to breathe when every day we’re confronted with new traumas,” she says.

Anti-Asian ideologies allow Asian hate in Chicago to persist

Anti-Asian ideologies allow Asian hate in Chicago to persist Nadia Hernandez, Opinions Editor|April 4, 2021 Hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans are rising at a high rate, largely due to harmful anti-Asian ideologies. Although Asian American hate and discrimination has long been present in the U.S., the pandemic has amplified hate crimes towards the community by 150 percent in 16 U.S. cities from 2019 to 2020.  While Chicago saw a drop in total hate crimes from 2019 to 2020, the Asian American community saw a zero percent change in hate crimes.  A group of Asian and Asian American leaders in the DePaul community issued joint statements to The DePaulia about hate and discrimination and potential solutions. The group consisted of Maria J. Ferrera, a social work professor; Li Jin, director of Chinese Studies and a modern languages professor; Laura Kina, director of Critical Ethnic Studies; and Anne Saw, president of ELEVATE, DePaul’s faculty and staff Asian Am

Activists Say Anti-Asian Attacks Go Unreported Due To Stereotypes, Language Barriers

Activists Say Anti-Asian Attacks Go Unreported Due To Stereotypes, Language Barriers
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