This morning on Instagram I shared a message of solidarity with the AAPI community on this day and all days, and I condemned the increasing instances of violence that they have had to endure since the pandemic began. In particular, my heart goes out to all of my AAPI friends and colleagues in light of the racist, misogynistic, and sexist murder of 6 Asian women in Atlanta.
Since sharing this post, I have come across innumerable resources, mutual aid funds, and action points that I thought might be worth collecting in a single place.
As in the case of anti-Black racism, raising awareness shouldn’t be the only thing that you do in response to anti-Asian violence fueled not only by racism, but also by misogyny and sexism. It’s only the first step. Our friends and colleagues need us to stand with them and show up for them.
Here are some ways you can do this.
Resources to share with your AAPI friends and colleagues:
Mental Wellness Resources for AAPI (Asian American Journalists Association)
A collection of mental health resources, ways to donate and volunteer, organizations to support, petitions to sign, books to read, and more:
Resources for unlearning your anti-Asian biases and prejudices:
Check out the amazing work that the Asian and Asian-American Classical Caucus of the Society for Classical Studies is doing (and consider donating!)
Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List
Resources and general information about the ongoing anti-Asian hate crimes (from May 2020)
Up-to-date (as of 3/16/2021) reports on anti-AAPI hate (from Stop AAPI Hate)
List of things you can do (in addition to donating) to support the AAPI community (from Stop AAPI Hate)
Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment (Free) (Hollaback! & AAJC)
Mutual aid funds, organizations, and businesses to donate to:
Where to Donate to Help Asian Communities (currently includes 60+ ways to do so)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (also includes ways to volunteer and get involved in protecting AAPI voting rights in Georgia)
Support Georgia’s Asian American Community (donations go towards helping the victims and their families impacted by the violent acts that occurred on March 16, 2021; AAAJ-Atlanta)
Red Canary Song (a grassroots collective of Asian and migrant sex workers, organizing transnationally)
AAPI Mutual Aid Organizations by State
Support the AAPI Community Fund (GoFundMe)
The Hate Is A Virus commUNITY Action Fund
This list is obviously not exhaustive, but I hope it can be a place to start for those who want to actively support our AAPI friends, colleagues, and communities.