Keeping Taking Action! Here are some resources to help you promote  #StopAsianHate and support the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community beyond the March 26th, National Day of Action & Healing:

• Post on Social Media using the hashtag #StopAsianHate (So far it has reached more than 1 BILLION. Every post counts!) Urge your followers to do the same.
• Donate directly to the victims of the for Atlanta-area spa shootings, or to the Atlanta March 16th Survivors Fund—verified by GoFundMe
  • Also: See 61 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities by New York Magazine
• Offer resources to the victims and their families through Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta
• Educational Resources for schools by Act To Change, a national nonprofit working to end bullying against AAPI youths
• Pronunciation guide for victims in the Atlanta spa shootings by Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)–with a video of Chinese-language and Korean-language names. 
  • Also: AAJA’s Guidance on media coverage of Atlanta shootings and anti-Asian hate incidents and visit AAJA’s speakers bureau to diversify your interviewees and speakers
• Message guidance by National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) on gender-based violence and violence against Asian American women, who have reported 2.3 more times hate and violence since the start of the pandemic than men.
• Hate crime legal resources by National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) pro bono
• Small Business Recovery Resource Center for AAPIs  by National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE)  
• Report and track hate incidents via Stop AAPI Hate 
  • Also: to Department of Justice at www.justice.gov/hatecrimes
• Take Harassment Intervention Trainings by Hollaback!–a global, people-powered movement to end harassment — in all its forms
• Download Stay Safe from Hate booklet in 5 Asian languages by Asian American Federation  to protect yourself and your loved ones
• Know Your Rights and share resources provided by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Learn about the long history of anti-Asian discrimination and racism in the US rom Chinese Exclusion to Muslim and Sikh discrimination after 9/11 via NPR interview with Dale Minami (best known for leading the legal team that overturned the conviction of Fred Korematsu) 
  • Also: Read Li Zhou’s Vox article on The long history of anti-Asian hate in America, explained: “Forever Foreigners”
• Encourage federal, state, and local partners as well as faith and business leaders to take actions to #StopAsianHate:
  • Urge Congress to pass Congresswoman Grace Meng’s COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and Congressman Don Beyer’s Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act.
  • Urge the Department of Justice Community Relations Service to work closely with civil rights coalition partners to boost outreach, coordinate engagement, and introduce new partners to condemn domestic terrorism and bigotory.
  • Urge CEOs and business leaders to condemn anti-Asian racism in the workplace and share corporate statements of values and solidarity with the Asian American community and pledge corporate giving to AAPI-led community organizations to address long-term needs.
  • Urge elected officials to build out local Asian American Advisory Councils from business leaders, frontline workers, community leaders, and youth activists and have trusted messengers share violence prevention hotlines.

(compiled by hyk 4/2/2021)