Gleb: We have a past to bury ANYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Below are a few links to organizations to consider supporting, all of whom are fighting for the rights of AAPI, as always feel free to add on any (credible) links or updates:

Gofundme for the AAPI Community Fund

Stop AAPI Hate

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

here is a gofundme link for elcias hernandez ortiz, who was shot but is currently in intensive care as i write this. he was the only survivor of this attack. his family will need help paying for the medical bills. (cnn includes this link in an article about the attack.)

if i find any more links to the help out the victims friends and family i will add them.

(So, I actually wrote this a while back but never posted it here. In light of the recent events surrounding the shootings in Georgia, I thought it would be the right time to post this.)

The Internet is a weird and oftentimes wonderful place. It allows people from different countries, cultures, backgrounds to come together, communicate, and share interests. However, given that anyone anywhere can go online and join a community, sometimes unconscious biases/ignorance can spring to the forefront and lead to discrimination and prejudice.

What we’re going to talk about today is an all-too-common yet rarely talked about form of racism: anti-Asian bigotry.

“But Asians don’t experience racism! You guys are model minorities!”

No, that’s not true.

“Well, even if you experience racism… it’s not as bad as what other minorities go through!”

Let’s please not make “who experiences racism the most” a competition. Pitting minorities against one another does nothing except hurt people from vulnerable groups while simultaneously allowing those in power to avoid real responsibility for addressing racism.

In this essay, we’ll be tackling:

·  The Myth of the “Model Minority”

·  The Reality of Anti-Asian Racism

·  The Co-Opting of Asian Narratives in Media

· The Subtle Bigotry in Online Spaces

·  The Simple Things Allies Can Do to Combat Anti-Asian Racism in Online Spaces

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