Supporting our AAPI Community

To Our Middlebury Community,
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 Community is predicated on ensuring all people are not only included but are safely incorporated into the society we are aiming to create. Racial tensions in this country have undoubtedly highlighted the fact that we have significant work to do to create the community we all would like to see. 

The blatant hatred and violence being enacted against Asian American and Pacific Islander folks in recent months has only worsened and has largely been overlooked. The racist, hate-filled crime occurring last week in Georgia, in which eight humans were senselessly murdered on the sole basis of their race and gender, is only the most recent instance underscoring the need for us to work towards dismantling structures that work against an anti-racist society.
 As we consider what we can do as a community to instill the ideals of anti-racism, we must also look at tangible actions we can take. We have compiled a list of potential resources for community members across backgrounds to potentially use to practice introspection as well as community action. Take a look below:
Direct Possible Action:

• AAPI Victory Fund
• Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council
• Community Action Fund by Hate is a Virus
• Support the AAPI Community Fund

Information, Education, and Resource Guides:

• AAPIP: Supporting API Communities Resource Directory
• Anti-Asian Violence Resource Guide
• Stop AAPI Hate
• The Asian/Asian American Sexual Experience by RAISIN’s (Radical Asians)
• Times: Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Are on the Rise

 
We would like to conclude this email by acknowledging humans who were lost in this attack:

• Daoyou Feng, 44 years old
• Hyun Jung Grant, 51 years old
• Suncha Kim, 69 years old
• Paul Andre Michels, 54 years old
• Soon Chung Park, 74 years old
• Xiaojie Tan, 49 years old
• Delaina Yaun, 33 years old
• Yong Ae Yue, 63 years old

May their families and all impacted know a sense of healing in the aftermath of this tragedy.

We thank you for reading this and hope you can use some of the above resources to promote anti-racism in our shared communities.

In solidarity,

Concerned Students of Middlebury