https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya :) en-us 2021-12-13 15:32:16 UTC 2021-12-13 16:12:58 UTC hello@padlet.com jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944834677 A week before his wedding, 27-year-old Vincent Chin was bludgeoned to death by two white auto workers, Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz, who reportedly cursed at him and blamed him and the Japanese for their unemployment. Chin was Chinese American. Neither man spent a day behind bars. Chin’s murder galvanized Asian Americans to fight for justice. Although they were not able to obtain meaningful justice, they organized together in a pan-ethnic coalition.]]> 2021-12-13 15:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944834677 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944837001 The “apology bill” is passed, which “provides that the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve shall be used solely and exclusively and reserved in perpetuity for the preservation and practice of all rights customarily and traditionally exercised by native Hawaiians for cultural, spiritual, and subsistence purposes; for the preservation and protection of the Reserve’s archaeological, historical, and environmental resources; for rehabilitation, revegetation, habitat restoration, and preservation; and for education”]]> 2021-12-13 15:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944837001 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944838177 The Civil Liberties Act commits to providing individual payments of $20,000 to each surviving Japanese internee and $1.25 million for an education fund.]]> 2021-12-13 15:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944838177 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944840546 675 reported hate incidents towards South Asians and Middle Eastern people are documented in less than one week.]]> 2021-12-13 15:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944840546 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944850100 In the months following 9/11, the number of hate crimes and hate incidents against Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim jumps drastically. Since 2001, organizations aimed at advocating for the fair treatment and civil rights of South Asian Americans and promoting awareness of these issues have grown across the country.]]> 2021-12-13 15:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944850100 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944852495 In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19. The center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California and where possible throughout the United States.]]> 2021-12-13 15:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944852495 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944854358 In the course of one week, 673 incidents of anti-Asian hate were reported.]]> 2021-12-13 15:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944854358 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944876840 Senator Mazie Hirono and Congresswoman Grace Meng introduce anti-Asian hate crimes legislation which calls on all public officials to condemn and denounce anti-Asian sentiment, racism, discrimination, and religious intolerance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and calls on federal law enforcement officials, working with state and local officials, to take specified steps. It calls on federal officials to expeditiously investigate and document all credible reports of hate crimes and incidents and threats against the Asian-American community and prosecute perpetrators. The resolution recommits U.S. leadership to (1) prioritize language access and inclusivity in communication practices, and (2) combat misinformation and discrimination that put Asian Americans at risk.

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]]> 2021-12-13 15:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944876840 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944878651 Anti-Asian rhetoric starts garnering media attention, much of which is egged on by Donald Trump and his usage of the term “china virus” to describe COVID-19.

]]> 2021-12-13 15:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944878651 jonathantaylor924 https://padlet.com/jonathantaylor924/44x14hqv6rquyfya/wish/1944880556 This report covers the 6,603 incident reports to Stop AAPI Hate from March 19, 2020 to March 31, 2021. The number of hate incidents reported to our center increased significantly from 3,795 to 6,603 during March 2021.

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