Join 23 million on March 26 for a Day of Action and Healing.
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, anti-Asian racism, xenophobia, and hate long persisted in North America. Since early 2020, the Asian American community has been targets of verbal harassment, shunning, physical assault, being coughed and spat on, refusal of service, and workplace discrimination due to misconceptions and misinformation about the spread of the virus.
On March 26, 1790, the Naturalization Act was signed into law, prohibiting non-white people from becoming citizens of the United States. Over 200 years later, the Asian community is still suffering from the effects of the racism our country was founded upon.
This is why, on March 26, 2021 we’re inviting you to join us for Virtual Day of Action and Healing to #StopAsianHate. Ending this horrific spike in hate incidents starts with people like you speaking up about this growing problem.
The following toolkit is to serve as a reference for individuals, organizations and allied groups to #StopAsianHate. This initiative was first started by Congresswoman Grace Meng and California Assemblymember Evan Low. The continued violence and racism against Asian Americans have reached their highest levels in our lifetime and must STOP. Out of crisis comes opportunity to rally together, stand in solidarity, and demand action.
NAAAP's Involvement NAAAP Atlanta's Mental Health Check-in (Mar. 17) NAAAP's statement Stop Asian Hate-together (Mar. 19)
NAAAP' s statement speaking out about violence (Feb. 11)
As chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), U.S. Representative Judy Chu (Ca.-27th District) will be hosting a conversation on Facebook Live on March 26 at 11 AM Pacific Time. It will feature testimony from victims of anti-Asian hate crimes, as well as community members and other Congressmembers from Los Angeles County. Join and share your experiences during the conversation.
