I Can Make a Difference Manual: Resources
Mom's lesson for kids on anti-Asian violence goes viral on TikTok (ABC)
Park recorded a video on TikTok showing how she talked to her kids about the March 16 shooting as well as the words, "Stop," "Asian," and "Hate." She then asks her kids about their feelings and reminds them how they can now raise awareness and put an end to hate.
Margaret Cho is done coping with Asian hate in silence: 'The invisibility is the worst' (USA TODAY)
The multi-hyphenate star is engaging in conversations about racism against Asian Americans and fighting misinformation on the topic like never before.
I’m Asian. My parents are white. How do I process anti-Asian violence? (USA TODAY)
After a year of rampant racism and violence against Asian Americans, some Asian adoptees in white families are left wondering how they fit into the conversation.
As a 'white-passing' Asian American, I feel grief, shame and confusion right now (USA TODAY)
Melea McCreary and Maura Hohman, a broadcast producer and digital editor for TODAY, share their experiences growing up with Filipino mothers but passing as non-Asian. As Asian Americans across the country are targeted for their appearance, they share their identity crisis.
I grew up with anti-Asian prejudice; now I see it through my daughter's eyes (USA TODAY)
The author, NBC News producer Jamie Nguyen, with her mother, who was pregnant when she fled Communist Vietnam in search of a better life. Her mother named her after the Bionic Woman, Jamie Summers — the show was popular, and it was the only American name her mother knew.
Do I count as 'Asian American'? What the history behind the term taught me (USA TODAY)
An AAPI reporter reflects on the origin of "Asian American" and who can claim the term amid a surge in violence against the community.
How teachers and schools are combatting anti-Asian hate (USA TODAY)
Teachers and schools explain how celebrating our differences and exposure are helpful in diminishing hate.
Victim of brutal Times Square anti-Asian attack and her daughter speak out (USA TODAY)
Vilma Kari, 65, was knocked to the ground and repeatedly stomped on while on the way to church in March.
How parents can support kids through the latest wave of anti-Asian American violence (CNN)
Tips on how to help children deal with anti-Asian hate and violence.
Where Are the Allies for Asian American Kids (LA Review of Books)
This essay discusses past and current racism against the Asian community and the effect it has on
children today.
Many Asian Americans never discussed racism at home (Today)
Many Asian Americans never discussed racism at home. Now parents are learning how. “There’s no way you can shield kids from the water that we swim in.”
How to Address the Surge of Anti Asian Hate Crimes (PBS)
PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz, AAPI activist Helen Zia, and Rise founder Amanda Nguyen took viewer’s questions and discussed the history of AAPI hate crimes and how communities are responding now.
Recent Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Doesn’t Mean Anti-Asian Racism Is New (Teen Vogue)
This op-ed talks about how recent anti-Asian violence is rooted in a long history of racism and U.S. policy.
Why So Many Asian Americans Are Learning Remotely (NPR)
Asian American students are far more likely to be learning remotely than members of any other racial or ethnic group in the United States.
How to Talk to Kids About Anti-Asian Racism (NPR)
Reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders can be scary and confusing for kids, but there are many tactics that all parents can use to foster family conversations.
Bullying, Bias, and Violence Against Asian Americans (ColouringColarado)
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to historic levels of bullying, harassment, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Schools across the nation have also reported an increase in bullying against Asian American students during the past year.
I Am Asian American (Learning for Justice)
An essay that discusses the true diversity beneath the Asian American label.
Here's How Your Family Can Support The Asian American Community (Very Well Family)
A website that provides families with information on allyship towards the Asian American Community.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Racism (New York Metro Parents)
Experts are here with strategies for starting a conversation, fostering empathy, and helping your kids create change. See the end of this piece for resources to help educate yourself and your kids, take action, and push for change and justice.
Multicultural Classroom Materials & Diverse Toys For Preschool (No Time For Flash Cards)
These are materials and diverse toys that help make diversity the norm, to bring multiculturalism into a homogenous classroom or to reflect the students, their families, and their experiences in a more diverse one.
How Do We Read Books Embedded with Racism (NPR Article and Audio)
Reading books with difficult material surrounding race and gender to your children, sparked a lot of criticism.
Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide (Human Rights Watch)
How Asian American Hate Crimes are affecting the entire world. Different countries perspectives and actions to help subside the hate.
Asian American Response to BLM Is Part of a Long, Complicated History (TIME)
Time article that outlines History to present day intersections of Black & Asian American communities. Extremely informative and links to many other articles/resources!
Asian American Advocacy Fund (Asian American Advocacy Fund)
Helpful resources and readings for Asian American community looking to support Black Lives.
Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit (APALA)
A PDF is a project of love from the grassroots, from and by Asian American communities. As Asian Americans, we believe that our liberation is tied to Black liberation and we continue to dream about a world where all of our people will be free.
Treating Yellow Peril: Resources to Address Coronavirus Racism (UConn)
A Google Doc for parents and teachers with resources, articles, and assignments to help inform themselves and their children/students on the rising racism towards the AAPI Community due to the Coronavirus.
Anti-Asian racism and COVID-19 (University of Colorado)
This outline of anti-Asian racism is adapted from a slide deck that was developed to help educate people about anti-Asian racism that has emerged in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Resources for Addressing Anti-Asian Racism in the Time of Coronavirus (Asia Society)
A non-comprehensive list of existing resources to address and counter antiAsian racism in the time of coronavirus.
Stop Asian Hate (NYC Human Rights)
A toolkit for addressing anti-Asian bias, discrimination, and hate.
Guidelines for Addressing the Coronavirus Outbreak (Morningside Center)
Provides guidelines for creating a supportive space to allow children/students to have a conversation about their thoughts and feelings about the coronavirus, even if classes have gone online.
A Message To and From AAPIs (AAPIs For Civic Empowerment-Education Fund)
A resource list providing helpful ways to support AAPIs in the time of COVID-19 and increasing discrimination. Also provides accessible information on COVID-19 in a wide array of Asian languages.
AA and NHPI In-Language Resources for Coronavirus (COVID-19) (APIAHF)
This community library is a collection of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) in-language resources on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Stop AAPI Hate (STOPAAPIHATE.org)
A website where any crimes against the community can be reported. Also has resources to update the AAPI community with any reports of crimes against the community as well as any support for the community.
Stay Safe from Hate (AAF)
A free downloadable booklet that builds on your knowledge of how to defend and protect yourself and your loved ones with these proven and effective methods recommended by experts at the Center for Anti-Violence Education.
Stand Against Hatred (AAJC)
This website is made available by Asian Americans Advancing Justice to document hate and to educate about the environment of hate around the country.
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism (AAJC)
A website that contains both resources to inform about COVID-19 and resources to inform how to stand against racism towards Asian communities.
Anti-Asian Violence Resources (Anti-Asian Violence)
A website of resources that have been gathered to help individuals educate others, take action, donate, and more.
Anti-Racism Resources for the AAPI Community (Cornell)
A website that provides resources about advocacy, COVID-19, anti-Asianism, anti-Blackness, along with many other resources.
Toolkit for “I Am Asian American” (Learning for Justice)
This toolkit accompanies the article “I Am Asian American,” and provides professional-development resources to help teachers reflect on their own assumptions and knowledge gaps about Asian Americans and to include a variety of Asian-American voices in their curricula.
The Coronavirus Surfaces Fear, Stereotypes and Scapegoating (ADL)
This website provides information on how to combat any fears, stereotypes, and scapegoating caused by the Coronavirus.
When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus (NPR)
A podcast that discusses the xenophobia Asian Americans have faced since the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Call to Action for NYCAAMH (NYCAAMH Website)
The New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health (NYCAAMH) joins our community partners in denouncing the rising hate crimes against Asian Americans and the ongoing history of violence against Asian Americans and other BIPOC throughout the nation.
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF Website)
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is the nation’s only pan-Asian children and families’ advocacy organization bringing together community-based organizations as well as youth and community allies to fight for equity for Asian Pacific Americans (APAs).
Supporting AAPI children during COVID-19 (Asian Women for Health Webinar)
In the 60-minute webinar, co-sponsored by the Asian Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), pressing questions from parents, caregivers, and educators on how to support AAPI children during this pandemic were addressed by child development experts.
Supporting Asian and Asian American Students Through COVID-19 (MGH Institute)
This series has been organized through a collaboration between the MGH Institute of Health Professions, the MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Emotional Student Wellness, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education Let’s Talk! Conference.
There's been a rise in anti-Asian attacks: how to be an ally to the community. (USA TODAY)
You may be wondering what you can do to help the Asian and Asian-American communities, amid a recent wave of attacks against Asian Americans that coincided with the spread of the coronavirus across the U.S. Here are some key ways you can aid the communities, from donating to organizing.
Becoming an Upstander! (Youtube - Sesame Street)
Don’t be a bystander. Become an upstander! Big Bird and his friends teach us what bullying looks like and how to stand up to it!
Asian American History Clips (PBS)
Short video clips on Asian American history.
Unpacking Pandemic Racism, Feat. Paola Mardo and Ahmed Ali Akbar (Self Evident Show)
A report on hate crime and anti-racist action, Cathy and James hop on the phone and check in with a couple of friends in podcasting: Paola Mardo and Ahmed Ali Akbar (who covers the social, cultural, and political experiences of American Muslims on See Something Say Something).
Seattle mom talking to her kids about anti-Asian violence goes viral on TikTok
A Korean American mom is sharing how she has difficult conversations with her kids about racism — and finds she's not alone.