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The AAPI umbrella term includes cultures from the entire Asian continent—including East, Southeast and South Asia—and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. |
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Resources
- Massachusetts Asian American & Pacific Islander Commission aapicommission.org/
- AAPI Racial Justice Toolkit; Vanderbilt University www.vanderbilt.edu/diversity/resources/aapirjt/
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit www.asianamtoolkit.org/
- How to Support the AAPI Community in Boston www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/boston/how-to-support-the-asian-american-community-in-boston
- The Asian American Foundation Anti-Hate & Belonging Initiative www.taaf.org/antihate
- Stop AAPI Hate.org stopaapihate.org/
- AAPI Equity Alliance aapiequityalliance.org/
- Asian Pacific American Month Resources asianpacificheritage.gov/
- America's Long History of Scapegoating its Asian Citizens www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/asian-american-racism-covid?loggedin=true
- The Urban Institute: Advancing Equity for AAPI Communities www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/104527/advancing-equity-for-aapi-communities_0.pdf
- AAPI Nexus Journal, UCLA www.aapinexus.org/
- AAPI Victory Alliance aapivictoryalliance.com/
“I remember watching Margaret Cho with my grandmother on TV. She was my hero, not only because she was funny, but because she showed me that it’s okay to be yourself, that it’s okay to be a brash yellow girl and to be a strong and brave woman.” |
“I think many Asian Americans feel the way I do, which is we pay our taxes. We’ve been here.... And in the case of the ’92 riots, we’ve spilt blood in this country. So, I think we have as much of a stake to being American as anyone else, and it is a — it is a tragedy that because of the way we look, we would be denied that citizenship.” |