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We are here for you. We will support you no matter what!!

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We are here for you. We will support you no matter what!!

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We hear you. We see you. It's our job to speak out against asian hate and anti-asian sentiment. This has to end now!

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We hear you.
We stand with you.

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Justice for the AAPI community.

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We stand with you in your fight against injustice.

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We stand with you in your fight against injustice.

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You are so strong. We want you to know that we see you and want you to feel safe. Just know you belong and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

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As an ally to the AAPI community, we are fighting for you, it will take time but we are NOT going to stop until there is change!

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No one is alone

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If you need help or just a place to let out your feelings, we're here for you as a community! Justice for AAPI!

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The hate you have gone through should not be allowed. We must all rise up, and fight for what is right, because everyone deserves to feel safe. Not being able to walk on the without being scared is something no one should ever have to go through. If we fight through together, we can make change. We just need to all fight as one.

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If you feel silenced, know that we hear you. As allies we will continue to help project your voices until you feel heard and are brought to justice. You are very strong.

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You need to stay strong, during this injustice. Fight for your fights, because you deserve them, as does everyone else in the world.

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If we see acts of hate, we won't just stand by and watch. We can come together to stop anti-Asian hate!

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No one should have to go through the things that you may be going through right now. Just know that I hear you, and I am here for you. I will fight for your right to be able to feel safe. I stand with you. Just have hope and we will win against AAPI hate.

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We strive to be better and to help the cause.

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everyone deserves to be welcomed no matter their:
race.
gender.
ethnicity.

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We will come together and we will not be silenced. We will send a message to all and get the justice the AAPI community deserves.

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We stand against all forms of hatred, bigotry, and injustice for everyone, including those who don't receive as much recognition.

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We stand against all forms of hatred, bigotry, and injustice for everyone, including those who don't receive as much recognition.

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We support you
We feel for you
Although some don’t know how it feels
Many know this hate is unfathomable and therefore erroneous
We love you and stand by you.
We will be up-standers
For Selfishness and narcissism is out the window
And only devotion and aid remain

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Those of us who are not Asian have a real responsibility! It is our job to speak out and not to stop until anti-Asian hate stops! It must end now!

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To the AAPI Community,
If you feel silenced know that we hear you. If you feel invisible know that we see you. If you feel alone know that we are here for you.
While we may not know each other we will love each other and love always wins.

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We will not be bystanders! We will not stand by and watch the hate and harm and do nothing. We want to be history changers. We want to be justice makers!

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We will not be bystanders! We will not stand by and watch the hate and harm and do nothing. We want to be history changers. We want to be justice makers!

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Only when we come together can we develop a stronger message and fight to against hate and violence

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Stay strong until Asian America are equal. 

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Stay strong until Asian America are equal. 

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Find strength in your community and others, seek out people who love you.

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We are American too. We belong. This is our home. We will not be silent. We will fight back against AAPI hate.

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We are so sorry you are going through these hard times but everything will be okay!! We can fix these problems together!   

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We are so sorry you are going through these hard times but everything will be okay!! We can fix these problems together!   

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We can stand up to the injustice that Asians face everyday.

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We can stand up to the injustice that Asians face everyday.

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May the Dawn break now
Over a grief stricken land
And give us all hope.

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I see you. I hear you. I feel for you. You are so incredibly strong and I will fight for you.

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No-one should go through this, we are standing by you!

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Justice for Asian Americans!

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We will be upstanders, not bystanders when we see AAPI hate!

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We will be upstanders, not bystanders when we see AAPI hate!

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We stand with the AAPI community! We will protect you! You are not alone!

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We stand with the AAPI community! We will protect you! You are not alone!

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We hear you. We see you. We will fight for you. We are all in this together. 

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We hear you. We see you. We will fight for you. We are all in this together. 

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I am upset by the hate that you are having to deal with. I want you to feel safe. Keep fighting, there are so many people who are fighting alongside you. I will continue to fight alongside you for a world where you don't have to deal with this hate.

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everyone deserves to be welcomed with open arms, no matter their:
race.
ethnicity.
gender.

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'Today, I Am A Witness To Change': A Crowdsourced Poem Against Anti-Asian Hate

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'Today, I Am A Witness To Change': A Crowdsourced Poem Against Anti-Asian Hate

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Today, I wake up tired
a tiredness that plagues me
soft grey hues, contrasting over a grieving landscape,
filled with many frigid hearts.

Today, I ache
I lay in the pre-dawn
Moonshadows on my window blinds
Contented kittens purring at my side.
On the radio, news of greater challenges
Challenges that require more than I can handle alone

An Asian-American died because of hate.
a child lost his mother.
Today we mourn
I cry and pray for the world.
I want the attacks to be called what they are: Terrorism.

Today I feel we need more than conversation
Let us take more than a moment of silence
Let us find our humanity
Let us remember
Let us take action

Today I hesitate
for the first time, I wonder if I should stay home and not walk the neighborhood.
it's not the weather or the virus — the day is beautiful
Today
I'm frozen
Terrified.
I cannot hide
This skin
This hair
These eyes.
I see the punch, punch, punch of a community at war.
Today I am a witness.
I rush past the jeering white boys that say I brought corona to America.
My soul is wary.

Today, a video call full of empty boxes
Stares at me, apprehensively.
Students locked behind a screen
Their hearts and minds
Severed
From one another.

Today, the headlines say March Madness
Today, I don't watch basketball.
The madness is in the streets.
In broad daylight.
On the concrete sidewalks of New York.
In the silence of bystanders.
It's in the textbooks. The classrooms. The family dinners. The lies we tell.

Today the rain falls
and falls
and falls
and falls.
a silent tear from a weeping woman.
Today, I will say their names
I will cancel class and try again tomorrow.

Today, a Chinese man travels back in time.
The hateful and racist words hurled at a lonely child emerges from buried memories
Today I offer a slice of my own wounded soul
to graft a love patch
A patchwork piece for a more perfect union

Today, I think about my best friend's Korean Mom,
if it was her kicked to the ground
in New York,
or punched in California,
or shot in Georgia.

Today I remember the idea
of America
as a melting pot
the past twelve years
looking over my shoulder
watching my back

The Steak and Shake waitress in 2006
Who outright refused to wait on me
Who threw the menu
In great disdain

The young woman in Alum Creek
Who was with her boyfriend
who Threw a stone at me
Because I was doing my Tai Chi
At the top of the 116 steps
That I loved to go up and down

I want to be somewhere
and nowhere at once
I cringe at our disunity
I stand back in awe of the never diminishing divisiveness
I cry for the misunderstood and those that misunderstand

Today I tell my youngest child that
when I was a child
I wished I was white
I was silent
I allowed people around me to mispronounce my name

Today the dragon bends
From western winds
Blown hot from valleys deep.
Scorched skies belie the spring.
Heads bowed. All weep.
Outside my window, the daughter bends to examine the fish in the pond,
slowly gliding out of their winter torpor. Her name means
celebration in Chinese. It also means blessing.

Today I remember the sacrifices of my grandmother
Her steely eyes that shed many tears
Her small, sinewy hands that clung to her children
Her diminutive feet that leapt over the ocean
Today, I will use her strength that courses through my veins.

Today I am witness to change
As I sit inside our bookstore,
arranging the carefully printed and bound
words of so many voices
I wonder who will welcome the truth

The Joy Luck Club
The Hungry Tide
Prairie Lotus
Pachinko
The Namesake

So many words
Each leaving an imprint
Like a grain of rice
Stockpiled and cataloged
knowledge gleaned, gathered
Empathy enhanced

Today I will ferry you across the troubled waters.
hold you close, in any way you crave.

Today, I think not only of the cold ignorance of man
but the small ember of warmth we transfer when we love.

Today, I rise.

Today, we stop telling lies.

I will stand.
I will speak.

I will stand.
I will speak.

Today, I will return to normal
Attending church
eating out
walking
being
because Today
we will persevere

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We are 8th grade students at a K-12 Quaker school in Manhattan. We are speaking out again anti-Asian hate and violence. We reject racism and bigotry in all its forms. We are advocates and allies acting in solidarity with Asian Pacific Islanders for a more just, inclusive, and safe world. See all of our messages of solidarity, affirmation, and hope!

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I see you. I hear you. I am with you. I will do everything in my power to fight for you. Keep going, more and more people are fighting for you everyday.

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I see you. I hear you. I am with you. I will do everything in my power to fight for you. Keep going, more and more people are fighting for you everyday.

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Asian Americans must be reminded they're not alone in their battle. This blatant hate and racism against them and other non-whites will not be stood for. Asian hate is valid and will not be compared to any other hate, all minorities need help and they will get it.

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I am here for you. I see you. I love you. Anything you need.

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I am here for you. I see you. I love you. Anything you need.

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Nothing you do should be unnoticed and every time you are hurt you should be helped up. You should not be scared to walk up and down the street. You must persevere, even though life gets tough, you can do it. You should be treated like everyone else, and we will help you get there. The one main thing you need to try to do right now, during this difficult time, is to persevere.

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I will never fully understand what you go through everyday, but I will still listen and attempt to again and again. I will expand my knowledge and experience and support the Asian American community in any way I can. I will not listen to the blame being thrown at the AAIP community, and I will not participate in it.

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Alone, we are but a blip in this universe
together we are something more
something stronger
a mountain, a forest
an army, or a group
a community
you are not alone

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We are resilient, important and powerful as Asian Americans and this is our home. We bring a myriad of cultures and traditions, languages and community ❤️ 

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We are resilient, important and powerful as Asian Americans and this is our home. We bring a myriad of cultures and traditions, languages and community ❤️ 

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lessons worth learning
and relearning ––

none of this was meant to be done all alone.
there is nothing courageous about covering up
your pain so no one sees it.
there is nothing glorified about having it all together.
you do not need to justify choosing your health
over someone's happiness or approval.
and life can be wonderful.
perfect.
even when
and especially when
it's hard.