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3/16/21--6 Asian women were gunned down in Atlanta. We were devastated. We grieved. Then we fought back fast & furious...That fight was grounded in 50 years of Asian American movement building.
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3/17/21 @AdvancingJusticeATL organized a massive community call & directed donations to victim’s families. All #AsianAmericanAdvancingJustice offices around the US have been mobilizing for justice since the formation of the @AsianLawCaucus 1972 and @AALDEF 1974. 2/14
The Georgia Asian Am community was on the ground and provided invaluable leadership to the national response. Advocacy orgs, churches, business orgs, student orgs, community groups. In the 2020 election year Asian Americans had already helped flip the state. 3/14
Hey #MadisonWI & anti-racist friends, please be aware of what's happening in Madison with @OvertureCenter's production of Miss Saigon. Originally Overture agreed to host a panel by Asian American Studies scholars on the representations of #AsianAmericans in the show.
Now, the day of the panel, @OvertureCenter has cancelled the panel entirely. Apparently leading up to this Overture staff did not up hold promises, refused to print the program note by Dr. Timothy Yu, and ultimately cancelled the entire panel.
The actions of Overture make several things clear. First the #racism in Madison is not limited to anti-black racism & we need to support our Asian and Asian American community members.
