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Without movements led by Black Americans — such as the Civil Rights Movement — most Asian Americans in the U.S. today would not be here. Click on this thread to learn more!

Part of our collaboration with #May19thProject

Written by @sunniexliu & @eileenxhuang

Edited by @zentronix, @kanahammon, @saturnrinq, & @lovvvele

Designed by @irie1ooh & otherwise

Art by @ehmomohara for @ForFreedoms

See all #May19thProject stories on solidarity at: SeeUsUnite.org/Unite

Find @ForFreedoms resources for #AAPISolidarity at: bit.ly/FFAAPISolidari…

#SolidarityIs #SeeUsUnite

THE MAY 19 PROJECT TEAM
Renee Tajima-Peña • Jeff Chang • Janet Chen • Kana Hammon • Eurie Chung • Annie To • Rebecca Shea • Karin Chan • Hannah Joo • Diana Khong • Hannarei Kinsey • Gwen Phagnasay Le • Teja Foster

Thank you Wondros, Otherwise, Get Social with Teja, Matthew Wang and his AAPI Composer Collective

And to our partners: @aadocnetwork, @forfreedoms, @iwillharness, @uclaaasc, BruceLeeFoundation, @CAAsanfrancisco, @AAAJ_AAJC, @StopAAPIHate, @napawf, @AsianPacificFnd, Henry Luce Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace H Coulter Foundation, ...

... The Asian American Education Project, AAPIP.org, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans