Get Involved
What can I do to help?
Volunteer
United Peace Collaborative
Website: https://unitedpeacecollaborative.org/
Chinatown Safety Patrol
Website: https://www.chinatownsafetypatrol.org/
More To Come!
Check back for more updates!
Get Involved In/ Learn About Other Racial/ Social Justice Movements:
Black Lives Matter: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter
Black + AAPI History: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZW2ihZ3s9obLvSzNgcYebTEehdeTtH3lfccq5sKhWiw/edit#
A Call to the AAPI Community: https://www.colorlines.com/articles/solidarity-not-allyship-call-aapi-community-op-ed
Black-Filipino Resistance: https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2020/07/mutual-regard-love-letter-origins-black-filipino-resistance
Radical Feminist Readings: https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/black-and-asian-feminist-solidarities-a-reading-list
Donate
Asian Pacific Fund COVID-19 Recovery Fund:
https://asianpacificfund.org/make-an-impact/covid19-recovery-fund/
Asian Americans Advancing Justice:
https://secure.donationpay.org/aajc/
Hate is a Virus:
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/hateisavirus
GoFundMe - CCSJ Victims and Survivors Fund:
GoFundMe - Stop Asian Hate:
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
Other ways to donate:
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
Trainings & Toolkits
Asian American Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus: Bystander Intervention Training:
Website: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/anti-asian-hate
Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum - Combat Hate Crime Toolkit:
Multilingual Materials/ Resources (in 24 languages): https://www.apiahf.org/hate-crime-resources/
NICOS Chinese Health Coalition - CLAS ACT (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Advocacy, Consultation and Training):
Cost-free cultural humility trainings, contact michaelliao@nicoschc.org
Allyship Resources:
5 Tips for Being an Ally:
Awareness
PBS: Asian Americans -- https://www.pbs.org/show/asian-americans/
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center -- We Are Not a Stereotype:
https://smithsonianapa.org/learn/not-a-stereotype/A Different Asian American Timeline: https://aatimeline.com/
Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit: https://www.apalanet.org/uploads/8/3/2/0/83203568/asian_american_racial_justice_toolkit.pdf
Black Power, Yellow Peril Syllabus: https://medium.com/@XpertDemon/idsem-2029-black-power-yellow-peril-towards-a-politics-of-afro-asian-solidarity-3334dd26e075
Action
iHollaback Guide to Bystander Intervention -- https://www.ihollaback.org/app/uploads/2016/11/Show-Up_CUPxHollaback.pdf
AAJC AAPI Anti-Hate Community Resources -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OinO5eX4catRDTTuVf7PEjVg2NNj5-J4h_bWD67-AAk/edit?usp=sharing
Racism is a Virus Toolkit -- https://acttochange.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/200804_PageLayout-1.pdf
Petition: A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities -- https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/aaajcommunitystatement
Petition: Provide Safety Ambassadors and Prevent Hate Crimes on Elderly in SF -- https://www.change.org/p/protect-sf-chinatown-elderly-by-providing-safety-ambassadors
Tips on engaging family & friends about racial justice
1. Check in with yourself
Are you ready to commit to allyship and action?
Are you tired/ overwhelmed/ stressed/ numb?
It's okay if you are, as long as you feel strong enough to create space for others
Are you informed, well-prepared to discuss race with your friends/ colleagues/ family?
2. Check in with them
Is your relationship with this person/ group of people strong enough that they trust you? If not, what are the barriers to gaining that trust?
Ask: "What do you know? What have you seen? How are you feeling?"
Observe: any changes in mood or behavior
3. Create a space for inclusive dialogue
In dialogue, we play the role of being teachers/ facilitators and lifelong learners
Practice humility, openness, and restraint
Listen deeply and intentionally
Call in, don't call out
4. Never lose sight of equity and justice
Remind others (and yourself) that BIPOC have endured racism for centuries - continue to share stories of resilience
Don't be afraid to speak up and correct people - and inversely, don't be afraid to accept fault if you are corrected
Be clear, direct, and factual
5. Commit to action
Don't avoid talking about it - racism is not new and the status quo is not addressing it
Protest and activism strengthens sense of community and connection to larger anti-racism and other social justice movements
Sense of empowerment and agency when speaking out about injustices
Visions of more equitable future
For White folks: activism is crucial to unlearning and decolonizing our own imbedded anti-Blackness
