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A tribute to Vincent Chin begins at 11 a.m. PT today. Watch here: fb.me/e/1xXAk2MAY
Only 15 percent of police departments acknowledge that there are hate crimes. Data collection is poor, says Mike German of the @BrennanCenter
The news media, politicians were talking about "the threat China posed." It was not fringe groups, it was members of Congress, says Mike German, explaining the roots of anti-Asian hate. #StopAsianHate #HateCrime
Dear white people and non-Black POC "allies"- especially AAPI- sharing anti-racist tips on social media & supporting Black businesses is good, but I need you to know that the substantive work comes at a direct cost to your own personal & professional well-being. A thread...
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In 2016, I got to know a pregnant🤰🏾who established prenatal care w/ me. She described her job as a tour guide in the city, how she loved history, but didn’t identify with the narratives told on the job. “It’s not really my history as a mixed woman, you know?”
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I nodded in agreement. My story as a 2nd gen Chinese 🇺🇸woman- granddaughter of undocumented Paper Sons who took advantage of the 1906 earthquake/🔥that destroyed immigration records- was never something I learned in school. Our shared sense of otherness was palpable.
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So, you want my thoughts on Cho Chang? Okay, here goes...(thread)
