We Stand with AAPI Communities

The recent attack in Georgia that took eight lives, six of whom were Asian American women, is appalling, devastating, and abhorrent. We must call this moment what it truly is: white supremacy, anti-Asian racism, misogyny, and sexual violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women. There were at least 3,800 recorded hate incidents targeting AAPI individuals and communities this past year. While these attacks often reflect misdirected anger and blame for the Covid-19 pandemic, they are part of an increase in violence, harassment, and discrimination against Black, Indigenous, Muslim, Jewish, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and other communities that have historically been targeted and dehumanized. While such hatred and violence have forever been part of American history—often glossed over through denial and contorted justification—today, hate has increasingly been legitimized as a tool of political speech, action, and repression. We stand with our grantees confronting white supremacy and violence on behalf of AAPI communities, including the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum which works on the frontlines in Georgia, as well as Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence, Chinese-American Planning Council, MinKwon Center for Community Action, Chhaya, and New York Immigration Coalition working in New York City.