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As the U.S. continues its battle against COVID-19, it is also battling a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. In a new report, the nonprofit organization Stop AAPI Hate reported over 6,600 hate incidents over the past year—an increase of 2,800 from the year before. One Detroit has been covering the responses and stories of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Southeast Michigan—you can find more of our local coverage below as well as links to resources both local and national.
Related Links:
- Virtual Town Hall | How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit
- PBS Resources: Violence Against Asian Americans
- Asian Americans: The Detroit Story Panel Discussion
- Asian Americans Documentary
- Asian American community battles surge in hate crimes stirred from COVID-19
- AAPI Stories: There’s trust
- AAPI Stories: I’d never been listened to as deeply
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The Detroit Public Television-produced 1987 documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” received the ultimate honor this week when it was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry and named one of the 25 most influential films this year. The documentary focuses on the brutal murder of 27-year-old Detroiter Vincent Chin in 1982, and the galvanizing effects it had to springboard the Asian American community into political action.
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Anti-Asian Hate: From Vincent Chin to Today
This month, One Detroit hosted a virtual town hall called How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit.
Lost Constellations: Exploring the Underrepresentation of the AAPI Community in Art
One Detroit associate producer Will Glover talks to journalist, activist, and poet Frances Kai–Hwa Wang about the poem she wrote to accompany a dance performed by AAPI women for the Lost Constellations project, commissioned by the DIA. Plus, they explore the underrepresentation of the AAPI community in the arts and what can be done to further support it.
RESOURCES
Understanding the Differences between Hate Incidents and Hate Crimes:
Hate Incident=Hate Speech but no damage to person or property
Call Michigan Department of Civil Rights
MDCR counts incidents: 800-482-3604
StopAAPIHate.org
aapihatecrimes.org
Hate Crime=Hate Speech with damage to person or property
Get to a safe place
Call 911
Call local police; file a report
FBI 800-CALL FBI
AG Hate Crimes Hotline 313-456-0180
hatecrimes@michigan.gov
Local Asian American Organizations:
Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission MAPAAC@michigan.gov
American Citizens for Justice
Council of Asian Pacific Americans ryan@capa-mi.org
APIAVote-Michigan
Association of Chinese Americans 313-831-1790
Japanese American Citizens League-Detroit tbm0306@live.com
Korean American Community Detroit 248-945-9044
MIIndia.com
Philippine American Community Center 248-443-703
Rising Voices of Asian American Families
COVID-19 Mental Health Resources:
Asian American Psychological Association
Yellow Chair Collective
Resources for Teachers, Parents and Students:
Lee & Low Books (multicultural publisher with APA collection)
MI Reads: Multicultural Book List
