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.
AAPI Community Remembers Victims Killed in Atlanta-Area Spa Shootings Two Years Later
Thursday marked two years since the horrific shootings at multiple Atlanta-area spas, that killed eight people, including six Asian women. Emma Goss reports.
Advocates Call for Safety Measures for Low-Wage Asian Workers
Thursday marks two years since the Atlanta spa shootings – which raised alarms about the increase in violence against people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Wendy Nguyen with the Bay Area chapter of the Stand with Asian Americans talks with us about the advocacy since the shooting – and specifically the violence against low-wage workers, given the recent shooting in Half Moon Bay.
Former Silicon Valley CEO Alleges Retaliation, Cites Anti-Asian Discrimination; Files Suit Against $2BN Startup He Co-Founded
SAN FRANCISCO — A new federal lawsuit filed by Justin Zhu, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Iterable, Inc., sheds new light on anti-Asian discrimination and sentiment that prevails across Silicon Valley and the technology industry.
We shouldn’t have to tolerate it’: More Asian Americans are calling out the racism they experience at work Reporter: Jessica Guynn
More Asian Americans – especially East Asian professionals such as Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans and Korean Americans – are responding to the rising tide of anti-Asian hate and violence by publicly calling out workplace bias on social media, in lawsuits and through advocacy work.
Community voices concerns after recent attacks on Asian American seniors in San Francisco
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott and newly appointed District Attorney Brooke Jenkins faced some tough questions from community members in Chinatown amidst several recent attacks on Asian American seniors.
Defend Asian Elders’ rally draws crowd of nearly 200
A crowd of nearly 200 people gathered at Washington Square Park in San Francisco Sunday to demand action after a number of attacks on elderly Asian people.
多個亞裔社區聯盟，包括「與亞裔站在一起」（Stand with Asian Americans）、「亞裔更強大「Asians Are Strong」等組織與民選官員、社會活動人士，7日在舊金山北岸區華盛頓廣場公園舉行「保護亞裔長者」集會遊行。活動組織和參與者要求在集會後的10天內，以警察局長史考特為代表的公共市政廳，要拿出如何減少針對亞裔長者暴力行為的具體措施，以及立即採取行動，提高低收入老年住房的安全性。
‘Fight Asian hate’ marchers take to S.F. streets in passionate call for justice
The Asian Justice Movement is demanding that within 10 days San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott set a date for a town hall meeting in Chinatown specifically to deal with attacks on Chinese elders living in low income housing and to offer plans to provide police security at these locations.
Demonstrators demand action to combat Asian hate crime in San Francisco
At a rally in San Francisco’s North Beach Sunday, protesters say they want less talk and more action to counter rising crime directed at the AAPI community.
AAPI Community Organizers discuss ongoing fight for inclusion and diversity
Community organizers Hudson Liao (Founder, Asians are Strong) and Justin Zhu (Co-Founder, Stand with Asian Americans) join KRON 4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss Inclusion in the media, and the ongoing fight to represent the diversity of Asian cultures and experiences in the Bay Area.
Targeting of Asian Americans mobilizes new generation of activists
The targeting of this community, coupled with the harsh impacts of the pandemic, mobilized a new generation of activists utilizing different strategies to stop the hate and advance justice. It’s activism that Diane Fujino, a professor of Asian American studies at UC Santa Barbara, calls “invisible.”
A year after Atlanta spa shootings, Americans rally against anti-Asian hate
Americans protesting anti-Asian violence gathered in Atlanta and other U.S. cities on Wednesday to mark one year since a mass shooting of women of Asian heritage in Atlanta-area spas that awakened the nation to a spike in hate incidents against the community.
SF Event Celebrates Strength of Asian Women, 1 Year After Atlanta Spa Shootings
Wednesday marked one year since a gunman killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at spa businesses in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Rallies and other events were held in the Bay Area and across the country to remember the victims of the shootings and promote awareness about ongoing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
100 ways Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and allies have found solutions to racism and violence.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have reported surges in hate incidents, crimes and violence over the past two years, often related to racist scapegoating because of the pandemic. Here are 100 of the ways legislators, teens, artists, schools, athletes and many others nationwide have stepped up to fight hate and increased attacks.
Nationwide Events Mark One-Year Anniversary of Atlanta Spa Shootings
Asian American organizations in 11 cities to encourage communities to “Break The Silence” – AAPI Community Organizes Rallies Across America on One Year Anniversary of Atlanta Spa Shootings
‘Stop Asian hate’: Gathering honors spa shooting victims a year later
Carrying signs that read “Break the Silence” and “Stop Asian Hate,” several dozen people marched into the Georgia Freight Depot downtown on Wednesday. One year after a shooting spree that killed eight people, including six Asian women, victims’ families and supporters united behind one message: Ending violence against Asians.
Rallies to Be Held Nationwide on January 30 in Response to Continued Anti-Asian Hate
Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are coming together in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Philadelphia for a national commemoration of the one year anniversary of the murder of Vicha Ratanapakdee and honoring the victims of anti-Asian hate and bias.
U.S. cities honor one-year mark after killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee, Thai grandfather
On their final night together, father and daughter watched the news and traded goodnight kisses on the cheek. The next morning, Vicha Ratanapakdee was assaulted while on a walk in San Francisco and died, becoming yet another Asian victim of violence in America.
Asian-American business leaders rally against wave of hatred: ‘We don’t deserve to live in fear in our own country’
Asians and Asian Americans make up a majority of Silicon Valley’s tech industry, data show, and they are using their voice to speak out against violence and anger directed at their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
ZOOM CEO ERIC YUAN AND ALMOST 1000 ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS DONATE $10 MILLION TO COMBAT ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE
As a proud Asian American, it is disheartening to see the hatred and violence against our community Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and hundreds of Asian American business leaders donate $10 million to support AAPI communities against anti-Asian violence.
Wendy Nguyen, co-organizer of Stand With Asian Americans discusses an open letter she and a number of other Asian American Business leaders published in the Wall Street Journal and a $10 million pledge to fight anti-Asian hate.
Thousands of Business Leaders Commit $10 Million to AAPI Organizations Fighting Racism
Like many in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, Dave Lu found himself horrified at the Atlanta shootings that left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women. Anger. Hopelessness. These emotions and more were publicly voiced by many. And even living in faraway San Francisco — his home of two decades — Lu felt them all, too.
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and hundreds of Asian American business leaders pledge $10 million to AAPI causes
Nearly 1,000 Asian American chief executives and business leaders across the nation have pledged to donate $10 million toward causes that support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities amid a national outcry against anti-Asian violence.
AAPI BUSINESS LEADERS ANNOUNCE $10M COMMITMENT TO STOP HATE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ASIAN COMMUNITY
In an unprecedented campaign and show of unity just one day after President Biden laid out his plans to combat rising racism against Asian Americans, Asian American Pacific Islander business leaders and their allies are pledging to commit $10 million to help end discrimination and hateful attacks against Asian communities.
Tech Executives Commit $10 Million to Fight Anti-Asian Racism
David Lu, founder and managing partner at Hyphen Capital, discusses his new movement Stand With Asian Americans, which involves a group of executives at technology companies across the U.S. committing $10 million by the end of 2021 to fight anti-Asian-American sentiment.
Silicon Valley Tech Executives Pledge To Stand Against Asian Hate
About 900 Asian American business leaders across the country signed onto a campaign to stand against the recent rise in hate incidents targeting Asians and Asian Americans.
Paragraph style Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing, elit. Atque omnis tempore cumque aliquid! Odio quod quae accusamus vitae unde totam, amet, asperiores eaque sint suscipit dolore magni similique veritatis in.
Deck Paragraph style Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing, elit. Atque omnis tempore cumque aliquid! Odio quod quae accusamus vitae unde totam, amet, asperiores eaque sint suscipit dolore magni similique veritatis in.
