4 Things You Can Do to Help Combat Violence Against Asian Americans
Advice for allies of all races and backgrounds
Given the massacre in Atlanta this week, during a time of escalating violence against Asian Americans, people of all backgrounds are once again wondering how to help. We’re upset and we’re horrified. Sharing posts on social platforms is easy, and to be clear, elevating Asian American voices is an important thing for everyone to do right now — but dismantling white supremacy takes more than a retweet here and there.
Here are four things you can do right now to help in a meaningful way:
Help spread the right message
Medium’s Yasmin Tayag interviewed San Francisco State University sociologist Russell Jeung for the Coronavirus Blog. He noted that words really do matter, and urged organizations, churches, and institutions to release statements calling for racial justice, solidarity, and respect. He says that connecting with your community makes a difference: It’s important “to stand up and to go outside and to be neighbors to each other, to be out…having neighbors look out for neighbors.”
