What Can I Do?
4 ways to support the Asian American Community (for Asian Americans and allies)
- Support & Study: Anti-Asian racism is not new, and our communities are resilient
- Learn about Asian American history and connect to our communities and friends
- Check in with each other – with your close friends and family
- Show Up & Listen: Connect with Asian Americans in very real ways
- Demonstrate support and show that Asian Americans are seen and heard and are supported and valued
- Listen and do not judge when AAPI communities share their experiences
- Donate your time, talent, or money to organizations fighting anti-Asian racism
- Speak Out:
- Contact your representatives
- Go to myreps.datamade.us to find out who your representatives are
- Ask what they are doing to denounce anti-Asian racism and racial violence
- Ask how they are working to keep BIPOC communities in their districts safe
- Talk to your families and communities and hold each other accountable in stopping AAPI hate
- Contact your representatives
- Step In: Attend free trainings on how to respond to anti-Asian harassment at ihollaback.org
- Trainings on “How to Respond to Anti-Asian/American Harassment When It Happens to You”
- Bystander trainings, useful for all situations where active allyship is required, along with a bystander guide.
(Adapted from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Asian American Center)
Resources
Unpacking Hate (session recording and various resources) provided by Rutgers Office of the Senior Vice President for Equity
Becoming Anti-Racist Resource List provided by Rutgers Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
Resource List Specific to AAPI Communities provided by the Association for Asian Studies
Anti-Racism Seminar: Asian Students’ Experiences Webinar hosted by the SEBS Office of Global Engagement
Hollaback! Online Workshops