by NCSPP Board of Directors

A statement expressing grief, outrage, and the denunciation of the latest racist atrocities and acts of terror can feel like a hollow gesture that does not begin to address the terror, pain, and loss engulfing the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. However, NCSPP remaining silent perpetuates the violence against the AAPI community. Anti-AAPI acts of violence rose 150% between 2019 to 2020, and yet we as a nation and as a community largely remained silent. Included below are resources for action, training, and donating as additional means to counter this silence.

AAPI organizations across the Bay Area have been raising the alarm for months that their communities are being traumatized by the increasing number of attacks against Asian women and elders. The horrific acts in Atlanta were an escalation of on-going racist and misogynistic violence, which tragically resulted in femicide — the intentional murder of a person because they are female, femme, or feminine presenting.

We must all come together to protect the safety and psychic well-being of our community members. The Asian American Psychological Association encourages creating space for self-care, reaching out to friends and colleagues, petitioning elected officials, dismantling internalized and institutional systems of oppression, and providing financial support to AAPI communities.

Resources

Bystander Intervention Training
Anti-Asian Violence Resource Card
AAPI Anti-Hate Community Resources (Crowd Sourced Document)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)

Donate

RAMS National Asian American Psychology Training Center
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) Behavioral Health
Stop AAPI Hate
Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)