Hi there.

What's Happening?

On Tuesday, eight people were murdered in a white supremacist shooting targeting Atlanta’s Asian American & Pacific Islander community. 

While Atlanta is far from Boston, white supremacy and racism against the asian community is not.  

Stop AAPI Hate reported 96 AAPI hate incidents in Boston between March and February 2021 alone, among the highest in the nation.

As many hate crimes go unreported, the true count is likely higher.

It's no secret Boston's past and present is tainted with white supremacy and AAPI hate. Unfortunately, as racist rhetoric and violence is on the rise countrywide, Boston is no exception. As a community, we must act.

Even before this heinous attack, work was underway. Organizations like the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) and the Asian American Women's Political Initiative (AAWPI) have been leading in Boston for years now, decades on the part of the CPA.

And on March 13th, several hundred protesters took to the Boston Common to draw attention to the surge in violence.

“A lot of the folks that are being targeted, they’re not going to be able to defend themselves or they’re not going to report it, so we need the community to speak up for them,”- Ben Hires, Chief Executive of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

Here’s how you can help.

Support

If you can, please donate and subscribe to the following Boston-based organizations:

• The Asian American Women's Political Initiative
• “The Asian American Women’s Political Initiative (AAWPI) is the country’s only political leadership organization for Asian American women. We work to ensure that Asian American women and the Asian American community have a voice in their government.”
• Chinese Progressive Association 
• “The Chinese Progressive Association is a grassroots community organization which works for full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community in the Greater Boston area and beyond.”

Learn 

The Asian American Commission (AAC) put together this Resource Guide on how to respond to AAPI hate incidents. They also organized bystander intervention training. You can sign up for a zoom event here.

That's it for us this week.

Best,

A Better Boston Team

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