Thread by @NAPAWF

We are appalled and devastated at the violence in Georgia that has taken eight lives, six of whom were Asian American women. We mourn with the families of these victims.
nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/…

Statement from @schoimorrow: "We are horrified and continue to be concerned for the safety of our community members across the country as violence toward Asian Americans has escalated."

"Elected officials in Georgia must support these families and speak up immediately against hate and violence directed at the Asian American community."

"We cannot ignore the fact that anti-Asian hate and violence disproportionately impacts women. More than 68 percent of reported incidents of anti-Asian harassment and violence have been from women."
nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

"New polling commissioned by NAPAWF has revealed that nearly half of Asian American and Pacific Islander women have been affected by anti-Asian racism in the past two years."

"This comes as no surprise. Even before the pandemic and the racist scapegoating that came in its wake, AAPI women routinely experienced racialized misogyny."

"Now, our community, particularly women, elders, and workers with low-wage jobs, are bearing the brunt of continued vilification."