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ASIAN AMERICANS
THE OPEN LETTER
We started with an Open Letter printed in the Wall Street Journal. That letter created a movement.
Signed by a former President and business leaders across all industries, we are now the largest coalition of Asian American activists united in our mission to create justice & equity for all.
ABOUT SWAA
We tackle the Greatest Issues facing Asian Americans
339%
Increase of reported hate crimes against Asians and Asian-owned businesses in nationwide in 2021.
36%
Asian Americans experience racial prejudice at work. The racism is systemic: Asians are 14% of professionals, but only 8% of middle management and 7% of executives.
13.3M
Asians Americans are the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in America with over 13.3M eligible voters. Asian voters are the least contacted by either political party.
$0.20
For every $100 charitable dollars given out, the AAPI community only receives 20 cents. Asian Americans experience the highest levels of income inequality.
SwAA In the News
27 March 2023
Asian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn’t helping
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19 March 2023
It’s been two years since the Atlanta spa massacre. Has America learned anything about stopping Asian hate?
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18 March 2023
Asian Americans gather in Times Square to mark a grim milestone for violence
The participants remembered lives lost to violence and called out the anti-Asian sentiment they say fuels the attacks.
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17 March 2023
‘Stop Asian hate’: Times Square gathering part of national commemoration of Atlanta spa shootings
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16 March 2023
Anti-violence rally held for AAPI community
On the second anniversary of a mass shooting in Atlanta where eight people were killed, including six Asian women, a rally was held in five cities across the nation to pay tribute to the lives lost.
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Anyone can get involved to use their ingenuity and talent to galvanize the next generation of Asian American activism.