ASLA-NY stands against racism, violence and hatred toward Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. We are outraged by the tragic mass shooting of 8 people, including 6 Asian American women, and the increase in violent attacks on Asian and AAPI communities in recent months. We support our Asian and AAPI members in this time of grief and are committed to taking action. While this tragic event has occurred in a privately owned spa, we know that many hate crimes against our AAPI communities occur in New York State, on public streetscapes and in public parks. As landscape architects, we will not stand by as acts of hatred occur in the spaces we have helped to create.
Learn more and take action here: https://stopaapihate.org/
Consider signing on to the Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Atlanta’s Collective Statement – A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities here: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/aaajcommunitystatement
Also Read:
ASLA Statement from CEO Torey Carter-Conneen on Violence Against the AAPI Community
and the ASLA Racial Equity Plan of Action
Resources:
- AAFE – Asian Americans for Equality
- Asian American Advocacy Fund
- Asian Mental Health Collective
- CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
- NAPAWF
- NYC.Gov Stop Asian Hate
- Red Canary Song
Watch:
- PBS Asian American Docu-series: https://www.pbs.org/show/asian-americans/
- Connie Wun Interview with Democracy Now! on Atlanta shooting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMUYpP4uyE&t=840s
Tools:
- Hollaback! Together We Have the Power to End Harassment Equip yourself to stand up to street harassment
- Racial Trauma Toolkit
- NYC.Gov Stop Asian Hate – anti-harassment and safety toolkit
Stop COVID Hate – A Toolkit for Addressing Anti-Asian Bias, Discrimination, and Hate
Articles:
- “On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: Who is our Real Enemy?” by Michelle Kim
- ‘It Is Random and It Is Everywhere’: Business Owners Struggle With Unrelenting Anti-Asian Violence in NYC (Eater NY, March 19, 2021)
- ‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks by Kat Chow on NPR
- The Disparate Impact of COVID-19 Across South Asian American Communities
- The real reasons the U.S. became less racist toward Asian Americans by Jeff Guo on Washington Post
Numbers to Call:
- Crisis Line : 800-273-TALK
- Asian Languages : 877-990-8585
- Crisis Text Line: Text “Connect” to 741741
- Domestic Violence in Asian Languages: 888-888-7702