How to support the AAPI community in a time of hate and violence: A Resource List
AAPI Journalists/Reporters/Writers to Follow 7
AAPI Authors/Researchers to Follow 9
How to Support Your Mental Health 10
Ways to Get Involved + Events 13
Published Work About Recent Violence Against AAPI Community 20
Where to Donate Funds Right Now 23
Past Events (Mental Wellbeing) 26
Past Events (Protests/Rallies/Marches) 36
Author’s Note: This guide was last updated on April 25, 2022.
About this Document
Following the Atlanta-area mass shooting where six Asian women were killed on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, I’ve watched the horror unfold on social media as well as the angry and hurt cries from the AAPI community, especially Asian and Asian-Am women. Working-class Asians and Asian-Ams are especially vulnerable as they continue working on the frontlines and as essential workers in the U.S. not just during the pandemic, but throughout history. This incident already comes on the heels of a disturbing uptick of high-profile attacks on AAPI elderly and women across multiple cities.
I decided to revive the guide following the consecutive high-profile deaths of Christina Yuna Lee on February 13, 2022 and Michelle Alyssa Go on January 15, 2022 in New York City. This was bolstered when I learned that seven Asian women in the same city were attacked in a two-hour span by a single person on February 27, 2022.
This public document will serve as a resource list to support and aid AAPI community members, as well as point both AAPI and non-AAPI allies to groups, journalists, researchers to follow and ways to get involved, where to donate funds to, and brushing up on your awareness of AAPI history. Let’s get to work, folks. It takes all of us.
Soon Park. Hyun J. Grant. Suncha Kim. Yong Yue.
Xiaojie Tan. Daoyou Feng. Delaina Ashley Yaun.
Paul Andre Michels. Yao Pan Ma. Michelle Alyssa Go. Christina Yuna Lee. GuiYing Ma. We will remember you.
**The list above is not exhaustive. Let me know if you’d like me to add a name**
To suggest more resources or any corrections, DM me on Twitter @SarahBelleLin.
AAPI Groups to Follow
Stop AAPI Hate
Soar Over Hate
Asians Are Strong
Asian Americans Journalists Association
- Statement (Feb. 11, 2021): “AAJA Condemns Anti-Asian Racism and Challenges Newsrooms to Prioritize Coverage of Anti-Asian Violence”
- Website
- Donate
OCA-Asian Pacific American Resources
AAPI Women Lead
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
Asian Mental Health Collective
- Website
- Subtle Asian Mental Health FB Group
- Asian Mental Health Professionals FB Group
- APISAA Therapist Directory
Asian American Organizing Project
The Cosmos (Asian femme group offering sisterhood and healing)
Asian American Federation
Welcome to Chinatown NYC
AAPI Data
South Asian Network
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
The Sikh Coalition
- Website
- Statement (Apr. 17, 2021): “Update on Shooting at Indianapolis FedEx Facility”
Indiana Chapter of National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Website
- Statement (Apr. 19, 2021): “SALDEF Grieves with the Sangat in Indianapolis”
Red Canary Song (grassroots collective of Asian sex workers & allies)
Asian Women’s Shelter
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta
AAPI Journalists/Reporters/Writers to Follow
Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post
Julia B. Chan, KQED
Kimmy Yam, NBC
Cecilia Lei, Vox
Nicole Hong, The New York Times
Janice Yu, Fox 5 Atlanta
Chenue Her, NBC Atlanta
Dion Lim, ABC7 News, San Francisco
CeFaan Kim, ABC7 News, New York
Han Li, World Journal - San Francisco Bureau
Betty Yu, KPIX-TV, San Francisco
Tracy Jan, The Washington Post
Kyung Lah, CNN
Wejia Jiang, CBS News
Jessica Prois, NBC Asian America
Frances Wang, CBS Miami
Marian Lu, The Washington Post
Shawna Chen, Axios
Karen K. Ho, Quartz
Nicole Dungca, The Washington Post
Andrew Peng, The Yappie
Cecilia Kang, The New York Times
Vicky Nguyen, NBC News
Ericka Cruz Guevarra, KQED
Vivian Ho, The Guardian
Nicole Chung, Slate
Alice Wong, Editor of “Disability Visibility”
Moriah Balingit, The Washington Post
Teresa Watanabe, The Los Angeles Times
Connie Wang, Refinery29
Mia Sato, MIT Technology Review
AAPI Authors/Researchers to Follow
Michelle Kim, diversity/equity/inclusion
Connie Wun, race/gender/multiracial solidarity
Cathy Park Hong, race/ethnicity/identity
Min Jin Lee, identity/immigrant/family author
Nancy Wang Yuen, race/ethnicity in media, sociologist
Joey S. Kim, identity/model minority myth/literature
Arissa Oh, race/gender/family/migration author
Amber Akemi Piatt, violence prevention/clinical psychology
Sherry Wang, social justice/anti-racism
May-lee Chai, immigration/race
Kevin Nadal, gender/sexuality/psychology/law and order
Jenn, race/feminism
How to Support Your Mental Health
The Heal From Hate program by Soar Over Hate provides free therapy to victims of anti-Asian hate incidents needing financial assistance for therapy.
Selected participants will be matched with culturally competent Asian therapists who speak their preferred language. Up to 10 sessions will be covered.
Applications are rolling throughout the winter and spring of 2022. If you are not accepted for this round, you may be contacted for participation in the future. If you are selected, we will follow up via email with next steps. In the meantime, we hope that anyone reading this receives the support and care they need to heal.
Sign up for the Heal from Hate program here.
April 6 - May 25 — Creative Caare: Sustaining your Mental Health & Artistic Practice (Virtual and NYC)
Creative CAAre: Sustaining Your Mental Health & Artistic Practice is a series of free workshops centering Asian American creatives, artists, and cultural workers in Chinatown, Manhattan and Flushing, Queens. Our vision is to create a safe space to care for your creativity and your mental health, with the support of community care. You will learn body awareness, somatic care techniques, and creative ways to care for your wellbeing.
Workshops will be conducted in English. The workshops are FREE and open to the public. RSVP is required, and all are welcome!
Creative CAAre for Chinatown, Manhattan
Virtual | April 6, 6-8 PM
ASL Interpretation is provided.
Click here to RSVP.
Creative CAAre for Flushing, Queens
Virtual | April 13, 6-8 PM
ASL Interpretation is provided.
Click here to RSVP.
Small Group Follow-Up Sessions for Chinatown
Continue fostering self care and your creative practice in small groups.
Virtual | April 20, May 4
Small Group Follow-Up Sessions for Flushing
Continue to practice caring for your mental health and creative practice in small groups.
Virtual | April 27, May 11
Creative CAAre: Community ConversAAtion
In Person, DUMBO, Brooklyn | May 25, 6-730 PM
Click here to RSVP.
(You must wear a mask and be fully vaccinated^ to attend.)
^ A person is considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after completion of a two-dose mRNA series or one dose of Janssen vaccine.
If you need any accommodations, please email lgold@aaartsalliance.org at least one week in advance of a session.
March 24 - May 12: Community Support Group (8-Week Program)
REGISTER HERE.
Starting March 29: Asian Men’s Wellness Group
REGISTER HERE.
Asian American Journalists Association: Mental Wellness Resources For AAPI Community
Asian American Federation: Mental Health Directory
Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco: Health and Wellness Resources in Korean + English
The Swell Collective: Trauma Processing Resources
More Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) Resources:
TransformASIAN Conference for learning
National Suicide Prevention Line:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ ( 1-800-273-TALK )
Asian Languages: 1-877-990-8585
Crisis Text Line:
Text CONNECT to 741741
For South Asian Community Members:
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Ways to Get Involved + Events
Report anti-Asian hate incidents to Stop AAPI Hate: to report an anti-Asian hate incident or crime, fill out an online form. Languages available: English, 中文(繁體), 中文(简体), 한국어, Tiếng Việt, 日本語, Tagalog, ไทย, មែរ, Lus Hmoob, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, हिन्दी.
Read self-reported hate incidents and report anti-Asian hate incidents
(馬上報告, 立刻报告, 지금 신고하십시오, BÁO CÁO NGAY) to Stand Against Hatred to help AAAJ track hate.
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Resources for Community Safety (NYC-Based)
Resources following Sunset Park Shooting: Funds, Safe Spaces, Emotional Support
DM Here.
May 13-15 Training: AANHPI Women Rising (2.5 days in-person and virtual training in NYC)
Consisting of a two-and-a-half day in-person training (May 13 – 15), plus virtual coaching and an exclusive webinar series, NAL’s unique training program was created for AANHPI women who want change. As members of this inaugural cohort, participants will learn how to own their authentic stories and leadership skills, address anti-Asian hate, grow their power, and transform our democracy. AANHPI Women Rising empowers AANHPI women to run for office, influence policy decisions, and create more intersectional and inclusive communities at every level of our democracy. APPLY HERE BY 4/18.
REQUEST FOR STORIES: @tellasianstories is an Instagram account collecting and posting Asian experiences of racism to break down the model minority myth. Created and operated by Amanda Sun. Share your experiences as an AAPI on this google doc form (young folks are especially welcome!).
Note: All responses are kept confidential; only ethnicity and age are revealed.
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Free Self-Defense Kits for Asian/Pacific Islander (NYC Only)
Due to rising hate crimes and after the deaths of Michelle Go and Christina Yuna Lee, @sarinyyya has a project mailing out FREE self defense kits to Asian Pacific Islander women who live in NYC.
Credit: @sarinyyya
To apply for the kits:
1. You must be an Asian/Pacific Islander woman who lives in NYC.
2. Go to https://linktr.ee/Sarinyyya and fill out the google doc form.
3. If you’re requesting a tactical pen, you must donate at least $10. If you work or go to school in NYC and live a commutable distance away, you can request a kit also if you donate at least $10.
FORM for self-defense kits here.
DONATE to raise more funds for Sarinya’s kits here or:
👉Venmo @sarinya-srisakul
👉CashApp $sarinyyya
👉PayPal (friends and family option) sarinyyya@yahoo.com
👉Zelle sarinyyya@yahoo.com
👉Credit card, follow through on https://linktr.ee/Sarinyyya bio for the Etsy link
$5 helps pay for shipping, $10 pays for the entire package, shipped. If you’re a donor and would like a sticker, just DM your address!
AAPI Theatre Workers Emergency Transportation (NYC-Based)
The Indie Theater Fund/IndieSpace is offering stipends of $250, as needed, to AAPI artists who don't feel safe on the train to cover the cost of transportation via Taxi/Lyft/Uber or other means in NYC.
To apply for funds, please complete the application here. This application should take you 5 minutes or less to complete. If you have any questions about the application or need assistance completing the application via phone, or in another language, please reach out to Programs Manager at brea@indiespace.org
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April 27 @ 5pm EST (Virtual): Power of Us Special Event by NAPAWF
NAPAWFmembership has been working hard to build power and fight for justice for AAPI women and girls by combating racist and misogynistic violence and harassment, ensuring that AAPI women have access to the ballot box, and pushing for increased healthcare access for immigrants.
Your ticket purchase will support the work of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF).
Purchase $25 tickets here.
April 29: LA Riots Commemorating 30 Years (SF, LA, NYC, DC, Metaverse)
This year, we mark the 30th anniversary of the LA riots, and on April 29th, we invite you to join us to remember Sa-I-Gu and engage in conversations about the Asian American community and where we are today.
REGISTER for SF HERE, NY HERE, LA HERE, and DC HERE.
April 30 @ 4pm EST (Atlanta): ABCs of AAPIs Exhibit Launch Party
DETAILS HERE.
April 30 @ 9am PST (LA): Free Self-Defense Class at Terasaki Budokan
REGISTER HERE.
April 30 @ 3pm EST (NYC): Free Self-Defense Class for AA/PI girl, women & femmes
April 30 @ 1pm EST (Brooklyn): An Introduction to Self-Defense Workshop at Outbox Gym
April 13 - June 5 (NYC): Group Exhibit in Memory of Christina Yuna Lee at Eli Klein Gallery (With Her Voice, Penetrate Earth’s Floor)
May 1 @ 1:30pm-6pm EST (Virtual): Transform Asian Conference by Asian Mental Health Collective
FREE REGISTRATION HERE.
5/1 @ 11am PST (Oakland): AAPI Community Festival at Lincoln Square Park
May 6 @ 4:30pm & 5:20pm EST (NYC): Angry Asian Womxn Self-Defense Tools Giveaway & Self-Defense Class
May 7 @ 4pm PST (San Gabriel, CA): Block the Hate Community Rally & Block Party
May 9 @ 6pm EST (NYC): Movie Night - Blurring the Color Line
FREE RSVP HERE.
May 15 @ 2-5pm EST (NYC): Facing AAPI Race-Based Harassment Workshop
Free Registration Here.
May-June: How to Protect Ourselves & Our Communities (Two-Part Virtual Training Series)
2/15, 3/15, 5/17, 6/16: Community Mapping & Assessing Threat
2/24, 3/24, 5/26, 6/23: De-escalation & Situational Awareness
Register here.
[ONGOING] Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays (Zoom) — Free Remote Self Defense Classes
REGISTER HERE.
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New York City Opportunities
Credit: @safewalksnyc
SafeWalks (Manhattan Chinatown and Bushwick): SafeWalks is a community safety initiative providing accompaniment for New Yorkers who would like a SafeWalk to their subway station, or wherever they need to go. In the spirit of "We Keep Us Safe", SafeWalks is all about safety through community and presence: we importantly are not about vigilante-ism, policing, and neighborhood watches/patrols.
At SafeWalks, we believe in teamwork, communication, trust, integrity, and responsibility to ensure the safety of those we SafeWalk. Thank you so much for offering to step up for your community!
Currently, we operate in Manhattan Chinatown and Bushwick: if you do not live in either of those places, you can still sign up and we'll reach out as we expand to cover more neighborhoods. Further inquiries can be directed to team@safewalx.com
Request a Safewalk here
Volunteer for Safewalk here
Safewalk linktr.ee here
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Dragon Combat Club (NYC)
A volunteer-run initiative offering free, online, self defense and situational awareness classes to address the ongoing violence to AAPI and minority communities. The online program equips beginners with functional combat skills for self-defense within a short period of time and enables practitioners the means to effectively train others.
New member signup form here.
Visit Dragon Combat Club’s IG here.
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Credit: @mainstreetpatrol
Main Street Patrol (Flushing, Queens): Main Street Patrol is a female-led, diverse, and multifaceted group, dedicated to protecting its beloved Flushing community by standing up against xenophobia, speaking out against racism, and safeguarding the neighborhood from anti-Asian hate crimes.
Volunteer for Main Street Patrol here
Visit Main Street Patrol’s Instagram here
Email Main Street Patrol: contact@mainstreetpatrol.org
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Credit: @compassioninoakland
Compassion in Oakland: Compassion in Oakland was formed in response to the surge of anti-Asian attacks -- particularly in California’s Bay Area. Like many, Jacob Azevedo, grew fed up with the violence and in a viral social media post, offered to chaperone anyone within Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood to help them feel safer. Inspired by his bravery, hundreds messaged him to join him. Thus was born the movement for the community to come together to support our Elderly Asians.
Specific Roles Needed for Compassion in Oakland:
Volunteer Shift Leads: Arrive a few min early in order to brief volunteers, debrief volunteers and collect lanyards and other distributed materials, be on call if any issues arise. Meet cool people and have fun! ( 3-6 hrs/ week)
Social Media Coordinator / Community Manager: Coordinate with Content creator and Copywriter to run social media content, CIO campaigns and manage marketing for fundraisers. Schedule social media content posts, collaborate with other online companies or public figures. Manage social media communication. (Estimated 5 hrs/week )
Content Creator: Create social media content and campaigns. Promote Compassion in Oakland’s services, projects, and media features by developing visual content for our social channels and marketing materials. Work closely with our Copywriter. (Estimated 5 hrs/week )
Copywriter: Help us write marketing and promotional materials for Compassion in Oakland. These materials can range from promotional materials to website/email copy. We are looking for someone to help ensure that all copy is consistent with Compassion in Oakland’s mission by writing, editing, and proofing materials. (Estimated 5 hrs/week )
Translation Services: Chinese, Vietnamese, or whatever language you are proficient in. Help us translate copy for marketing, social media and the website. (Estimated 1-2 hrs/week )
If you’re interested in volunteer as a chaperone: Volunteer Interest Form
Visit Compassion in Oakland’s Instagram here
If you have any questions, please reach out to info@compassioninoakland.org
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MORE OAKLAND OPPORTUNITIES: Oakland Chinatown Coalition: If you're interested in volunteering as a foot patrol: Foot Patrol Volunteer Interest Form
- OCC will be finalizing its Volunteer Strolling Program, a pilot extension to their current Chinatown Clean Ambassador Program. We will start with weekly shifts on Monday afternoons. Please keep an eye out for more information, and in the meantime you can watch this short video about the difference the Ambassador program makes in the community.
- Little Saigon in Eastlake is also building up their Peace Ambassador Program, hosted by Trybe, and would love for volunteers to join them on Monday and Fridays from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm, meeting up at Clinton Park. For more information and to sign up, please email Andrew Park at info@oaklandtrybe.org. Please also consider supporting their fundraising efforts for their Peace Ambassador Program to serve Little Saigon and Eastlake.
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Credit: @compassioninsf
Compassion in San Francisco (another chapter of Compassion in Oakland): launching in the Sunset neighborhood. Volunteer sign-up form here
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Compassion in SGV (San Gabriel Valley), Southern California: Compassion in Oakland has expanded to the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. The group is currently looking for volunteers to chaperone elderly people in SGV as well as more leadership-level help (volunteer management, POD leaders, fundraising, etc.) Fill out this form to join Compassion in Oakland SGV.
Visit the group’s website here.
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Sunset Safety Squad (San Francisco): The Sunset Safety Squad’s mission is to keep the Sunset District safe through education, outreach, community building and translation for seniors.
Visit their Twitter here.
Visit their IG page here.
Email Sunset Safety Squad: SunsetSafetySquad@gmail.com
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Chinatown Volunteer Coalition (San Francisco): Chinatown Safety Patrol (CSP) has evolved into a new organization called Chinatown Volunteer Coalition (CVC). We would like to invite you to continue to support the SF Chinatown community in multiple ways which includes patrol, but isn't limited to patrol.
CVC will have three key branches, which will include:
-Safety Crew (non violent citizen patrol using de-escalation, documenting, and your voice)
-Support Crew (general volunteer help in the community at events, or with other orgs, and language translations)
-Admin (emails, planning events, social media, marketing, finance, etc)
Let us know if you have any questions!
Sign up to volunteer here
Email chinatownvolunteercoalition@gmail.com
Text (415) 340-1487
DM on IG here
More Sunset Safety Squad Resources: https://linktr.ee/Chinatownvolunteercoalition
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Credit: @seniorsfightback
Seniors Fight Back (Los Angeles): In collaboration with Box for Change, this initiative was formed to provide FREE self-defense classes designed for AAPI seniors 50+ and their loved ones.
Volunteer sign-up form here.
Seniors Fight Back IG page here.
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Published Work About Recent Violence Against AAPI Community
Min Jin Lee (The New York Times): Asian Americans Have Always Lived With Fear
Jiayang Fan (The New Yorker): Asian American Women Fight Back
Elaine Hsieh Chou (New York Magazine): What White Men Say in Our Absence
Li Zhou (Vox): The Stop Asian Hate movement is at a crossroads
Harmeet Kaur (CNN): Attacks on Asian American women are igniting a conversation about public safety
May Jeong (Vanity Fair): “How the Atlanta Spa Shooting—the Victims, the Survivors—Tell a Story of America”
Amara Walker (CNN): “I can’t stop thinking that I could have been Christina Yuna Lee”
Angela Yang (NBC): “From crime victims to politicians, misidentifying Asians is part of America’s racist history”
Ada Tseng (Los Angeles Times): “Recent hate crimes are a wake-up call. What to do if you think you’re being followed”
Mike O’Sullivan (VOA): “Asian Americans Ask How to End the Hate”
Kimmy Yam (NBC): “Anti-Asian hate crimes increased 339 percent nationwide last year, report says”
Kellen Browning and Brian X. Chen (The New York Times): “In Fight Against Violence, Asian and Black Activists Struggle to Agree”
Erin Durkin (Politico): “New York Asian hate crime spike puts pressure on new mayor”
Jose Martinez (The City): “2021 Saw Another Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in Subway”
Ruru Kuo, Adriana Ramic, Deanna Donegan, Alice Fang, Rebecca Halleck and Antonio de Luca (The New York Times): “How It Feels To Be Asian In Today’s America”
Venessa Wong (Buzzfeed): “Falling Through The Cracks Of The Chinese American Dream”
Nicole Hong (The New York Times): “Asian-Americans Are Being Attacked. Why Are Hate Crime Charges So Rare?”
Hua Hsu (The New Yorker): “The Muddled History of of Anti-Asian Violence”
Patricia Park (Bitch Media): “The Madame Butterfly Effect: Tracing the History of a Fetish”
Marian Lu & Reena Flores (The Washington Post): “The violence rattling Asian Americans” [PODCAST]
Momo Chang, Sarah Belle Lin, and Darwin BondGraham (Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside): Part One: “Crime, race, safety: what’s really happening in Oakland Chinatown?” and Part Two: “Rising crime, calls for solidarity: a deeper look at what’s happening in Chinatown”
Li Zhou & Cecilia Lei (Vox; Today, Explained): “The surge of anti-Asian violence” [PODCAST]
Rachel Ramirez and Jerusalem Demsas (Vox): “The history of tensions - and solidarity - between Black and Asian American communities, explained”
Nancy Wang Yuen (Self): “Anti-Asian Racism Is Taking a Mental and Emotional Toll on Me”
Michelle Wiley (KQED): “700 Anti-Asian Hate Incidents Reported in Bay Area During Pandemic - True Figures Might Be Even Worse”
Alexander Chee (Medium): “Anti-Asian Violence Must Be a Bigger Part of America’s Racial Discourse”
Suzanne Nuyen (NPR): “Anti-Asian Attacks Rise During Pandemic. Read NPR’s Stories On The Surge In Violence”
Li Zhou (Vox): “The long history of anti-Asian hate in America, explained”
Alexa Lee (Vox): “‘We’re both the comfortable and the afflicted”: What gets overlooked when we talk about anti-Asian racism”
Connie Wun (Elle): “Ignoring The History of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form of Violence”
Kim Girard (UC Berkeley): “Haas Voices: How the ‘model minority’ myth hurts Asian Americans”
Janelle Bitker & Manjula Varghese (San Francisco Chronicle): “There’s been a surge of attacks against Asian Americans.”
Char Adams (NBC): “How Black people can be strong allies to Asian Americans Right Now”
New York Mag editors (The Strategist): “50 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities”
AAJA has compiled a more extensive Google spreadsheet tracking anti-Asian incidents coverage. To submit more AAPI news coverage to the Asian Americans Journalists Association (AAJA), fill out this Google docs form.
Where to Donate Funds Right Now
Stop Asian Hate GoFundMe Fundraisers (general page aggregating different fundraisers across multiple states to support AAPI survivors of violence, purchase personal safety devices for AAPIs, and the general community fund)
AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund (organized by Sonia Weiser): donate to provide funding for AAPI journalists for mental wellness resources. If you're an AAPI journalist looking to apply for these funds, fill out this form.
Active: Asian American Community Resource/Dono Post (has extensive list of nationwide organizations and fundraisers to support)
“61 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities” (updated 3/23/21; published by New York Mag editors in The Strategist)
Asian Americans Journalists Association (AAJA) (Professional journalism nonprofit supporting over 1,600 members; leading the charge in educating Asian and Asian American coverage for newsrooms and supporting AAPI journalists and members of the media). AAJA released a guide on covering the Atlanta shootings, increased presence on social media, amplified news coverage by AAJA members, and held mental wellbeing events for AAPI journalists.
NBC News: “How to help families of victims in Atlanta shootings” (Fundraisers verified by NBC News)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) Atlanta survivors fund (for families of Atlanta spa shooting victims)
More Resources
Safety Resources for Asians in America: List of grassroots safety-specific organizations based in cities like Los Angeles, New York City and Oakland compiled by @Grunge_Bob)
Asian American Support Resources (extensive timeline of recent high-profile violence against AAPIs, historical landmarks and events in Asian American history, and scheduled solidarity events. Created by Chloe Shih, colorsofchloe@gmail.com)
List of AAPI community contacts for media (Compiled by local coalition of AAPI civil rights, advocacy, and direct service organizations.)
Active: Asian American Community Resource/Dono Post (extensive list of nationwide organizations and fundraisers to support)
Stopping AAPI Hate Resources (The WeChat Project’s legal and educational resources, community organizations in different states, and sex worker advocacy groups)
Anti-Asian Violence Resources (made by an Asian employee resource group known as HAAPI)
#StopAsianHate Educational Resources (list of resources on the model minority myth and yellow peril; created by Michelle Wong)
Covering the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism Resource Document (Workshop held on 4/7/21 about media coverage of anti-Asian racism and violence, and how solidarity approaches to reporting can help advance the conversation; by AAJA-SF, Society of Professional Journalists NorCal, Solidarity Journalism Initiative)
ASIAN AMERICANS (PBS’ five-part documentary series on the history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans)
Asian Americans in the People’s History of the United States (extensive educational resource highlighting 20+ notable Asian Americans and historical events, and a suggested reading list for pre-K to 12 about Asian Americans)
Covering Asia and Asian Americans (AAJA’s guidance for media, newsrooms, journalists, and editors before attempting to accurately and fairly report on the Asian and AAPI community; includes definitions, terminology, concepts, and a whole lot of necessary history you must understand to undergo the task)
Managing Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Managing and coping with racial trauma by Harvard University’s Catherine Teotico, MA and Wenhui Yang, LMHC)
AAJA Guidance on Atlanta Shootings (UPDATED 3/10/22 — created by the only professional AAPI journalism nonprofit with more than 1,600 members across the U.S., this guide urges newsrooms to “take caution with language in news coverage that could fuel the hypersexualization of Asian women, provide context, understand anti-Asian racism and invisibility, and diversify your sources by interviewing and quoting AAPI experts,” amongst many more necessary considerations while reporting on this tragedy.)
Guidance on pronunciation of Atlanta shooting victims’ names: Anchors and reporters: you can get it right the first time around if you follow the lead of the people who know how to pronounce their names. AAJA released another guidance in the form of a video on the pronunciation of the names of the Asian victims in the Atlanta shooting.
Defending Asian women, defending sex workers (Barnard Center for Research on Women)
AAJA Mental Wellness Resources
Past Events (Mental Wellbeing)
“Let’s Process Together” event today, Mar. 17 from 5pm-6:30pm EST. Organized by National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (Atlanta Chapter). Zoom Registration Link
3/20: Healing through commUNITY
3/20: The Trauma of Hyper-sexualization and How to Cope
3/22: Virtual Healing Ceremony for AAPIs
Organized by Oakland-based healer Bernadette Lim, MS.
Event description: This Monday, we Heal 🌷 Join our AAPI Women Healers at FCC Bernie, Frances, and Jo Ann for a intergenerational healing ceremony for our AAPI community. This will take place online via Zoom. We welcome our community and family from all corners of the world beyond the Bay! Together, we honor our Ancestors and our Aliveness. We prioritize the voices of AAPI women, elders, femme, and GNC-identified people. Free for our community. All donations will go towards healing programs for the people. We’ll be delving into our collective healing through traditional Qi Gong and energy medicine, collective meditation, and ancestral honoring. An intergenerational ceremony for our hearts to heal and souls to slouch. RSVP HERE.
3/23: Healing Space for Asian + Pacific Islander Women @ 4pm PST
3/31: healing hearts in the asian community
RSVP USING FIRST LINK ON LINKTREE.
4/3: Breath for our Community Healing Gathering - Oakland
4/9: Community Healing Event (The Lunar Project)
REGISTER HERE // Email hello@thelunarproject.net for collabs.
Event description: We invite AAPI women, trans, and non-binary folks into a grounding and healing space to process and reflect on the Atlanta shootings, with a focus on solidarity within the AAPI community for those most vulnerable, and with other communities of color that are also impacted by the racism, misogyny, and classist violence that our systems perpetuate.
We are blessed to welcome two amazing healing-centered facilitators LiZhen Wang and Jeannie Celestial to lead us through somatic centering exercises, a remembrance of lives lost, and interactive activities to facilitate community reflection and healing.
4/17: Gender Identity, Mental Health, and The Asian Experience (Virtual)
4/20: Processing circle following Indianapolis FedEx Shooting (Zoom)
For AAPI Journalists: AAJA is hosting The Space on Sunday, March 21 at 2 p.m. EST. It’s a facilitated, off-the-record conversation to share your feelings, experiences and thoughts, with two professional therapists. Register here.
4/24: Healing Hearts in the Asian Community
5/13: Healing Space for South Asia COVID-19 Crisis - Virtual
5/15: AAPI Care Fair - Manhattan
5/25: Out of the Shadows: AAPI Mental Health in an Era of Violence
Event Description: We sit down with a Lecturer on Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education and an expert on Asian American mental health for a wide-ranging and timely discussion. This event is designed for Asian Journalists, but it is open to the public. REGISTER HERE.
2/18: Virtual Healing Session (Organized by Asians Are Strong)
2/27 & 2/28: Grief and Healing for Asian American Women (Virtual)
2/27 Registration Link Here
2/28 Registration Link Here
Past Events (Protests/Rallies/Marches)
Red Canary Song Vigil for 8 lives lost in Atlanta shooting - Thursday, March 18 @ 8pm EST
Event Description:
With heavy hearts, we call our community together to mourn the eight lives lost during the shooting on Tuesday night in Atlanta. As we pay honor to the individual victims and send our support to the survivors, it is undeniable that this was a targeted violence against Asian Women Massage Workers.
As Asian massage and sex workers, we wish to hold a space of radical love and healing for our shared communities. Please come to the vigil with a candle.
Featuring speakers from Red Canary Song, Butterfly Toronto, Asian American Feminist Collective, 18 Million Rising, and more. Watch the recorded livestream here.
Minneapolis Asian Solidarity March - Thursday, March 18 @ 6pm CDT
3/19: Georgia Vigil against Asian American Violence
3/19: No Place for Hate Live Convo
3/19: Peace Vigil for Victims of Asian Hate - Union Square, NYC
3/19: We Stand Against Asian Hate Rally - Andover, MA
3/20: Stop Asian Hate ATL March and Rally
3/20: San Francisco Chinatown Community Art Solidarity Event
3/20: Safewalks New York City Solidarity March Against Hate Crimes - Times Square at 3pm
3/20: Manhattan + Brooklyn Candlelight Vigils, Safewalks NYC March
3/20: #StopAsianHate Awareness Rally - Sacramento, CA
3/20: Stop Asian Hate Vigil & Rally - Houston, TX
3/20: Stop Asian Hate Chicago March For AAPI
3/20: Candlelight vigils for Atlanta victims - Manhattan + Brooklyn
3/20: March for Solidarity - Buffalo, NY
3/20: Stop Asian Hate Crime Rally and March - Hopkinton, MA
3/20: Stop Asian Hate: Candlelight Vigil - Alhambra, CA
3/21: Rally Against Hate NYC
3/21: Rally against Discrimination, Hate, and Violence - Brooklyn, NY
3/21: Black & Asian Solidarity - NYC
3/21: Unpacking Anti-Asian Misogyny, Purity Culture and Gender-Based Violence (IG Live)
Event Description: An urgent conversation with @sydneyraechin and @goddesscecilia that addresses:
•the Atlanta shootings
•sexual stereotypes and fetishization of Asian women
•US imperialism and how that contributes to anti Asian racism
•purity culture / the shooters sexual shame / “sex addiction”
•victim blaming
•gender based violence inside and outside of Asian communities
•problematic white sex educators
•the importance of Asian women not fearing their / your sexuality and finding JOY in it.
Venmo: Sydney _rae
Cash app: $sydneyraechin
PayPal: sydneyraechin@gmail.com
Venmo: goddesscecilia
Cash app: $goddesscecilia
PayPal: goddesscecilia@gmail.com
3/23: From the Bay to Atlanta Vigil - Oakland, CA @ 5:30pm
3/24: #StopAsianHate Online Day of Solidarity
[FULL] 3/28: Active Bystander Skills for Stopping Anti-Asian Hate (Virtual) - 6-8pm EST
3/25: Philly Rally for Solidarity - Philadelphia @ 4pm
3/25: Black and Asian Solidarity - Stonewall Inn, NYC @ 5pm
3/25: National Conversation on Race and Gender After Atlanta Spa Shootings
RSVP HERE // WATCH LIVESTREAM HERE
3/26: Rise Up With Asians - San Francisco @ 12:30pm
3/26: Stand with Asians (30+ hours of social media programming)
PART ONE (Website / Facebook / Instagram)
PART TWO (Website / Facebook / Instagram)
PART THREE (Website / Facebook / Instagram)
3/27: National Day of Action (protests in 50+ cities)
3/27: Call it what it is! A hate crime! -Flushing, NY @ 1pm
3/27: Stop Asian Hate march - San Francisco @ 11am
3/27: Stop Violence Against Asian Americans March - Redwood City, CA @ 12:30pm
3/27: Anti-Asian Violence Protest - Irvine, CA
3/27: Stop Asian Hate Protest - Greater Seattle Area
3/27: #StopAsianHate Rally - Saratoga, CA @ 11am
3/27: Stop Asian Hate Rally & March - Hawaii
3/27: Hoops Over Hate Basketball Tournament - Downtown Flushing, Queens @ 12pm
REG INFO TBA.
3/28: Youth-led Solidarity Rally - Berkeley, CA @ 2pm
3/28: Break the Silence, End Asian Violence March/Rally - Milpitas, CA @ 1pm
3/28: Heal Our Communities Vigil - Fremont, CA @ 4pm
3/28: Community & Self Defense Webinar @ 1-2pm PST
4/2: #Stop Asian Hate youth-led protest/march - Oakland @ 2:30pm
4/3: Unity Respect Rally - Oakland, CA
4/3: Rally to Stop Asian Hate - NYC
4/3: Self-Defense Workshop (Family-Friendly & Free)
4/3: Walk to End Hate - Irvine, CA
4/4: Asians are Strong Rally - San Francisco
4/7: Solidarity Journalism Workshop: Covering the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism [FOR JOURNALISTS ONLY]
Event description: Here in the Bay Area, the AAJA-SF chapter feels the weight of this moment: How can our reporting help advance critical dialogue around race? How can we, as journalists, promote solidarity and understanding of the challenges of the AAPI community?
We hope you can join us to further this discussion on Wednesday, April 7, for our first event of the year: Covering the Rise in Anti-Asian Racism: Solidarity Approaches to Reporting. The workshop will be led by journalism ethics researcher Anita Varma (SPJ NorCal board member), and AAJA SF-Bay Area chapter president Cecilia Lei will co-moderate a panel of local journalists: The Guardian’s Vivian Ho and Abene Clayton, and Janelle Bitker of The San Francisco Chronicle.
This 90-minute workshop is open to journalists of all affiliations, including students, freelancers and furloughed/transitioning journalists.
4/11: Free AAPI Personal Safety Training - Oakland
4/10: Community Rally against Racial & Misogynistic Violence - NYC
4/10: Rally to Fight for Asian American Studies in Our Schools
4/10: Rally to Stand for Asians - Walnut, CA
4/11: AAPI March and Rally - Mountain View, CA
EVENT WEBSITE // RSVP HERE // SIGN UP AS A SPEAKER
4/11: Asian Community Support Event -San Francisco
4/16: Empowerment & Self-Defense for AAPIs (Virtual)
Event description:
You'll learn:
The 5 basic elements of boundary-setting
How to bring the temperature down when someone is escalated
2 simple physical strikes for the worst-case situation
and more.
NOTES: This workshop is led by an Asian American trainer. It’s for Asian and Pacific Islander people.
4/17: Community Bystander Training (Free & Sliding Scale Donations)
Event description: Join us Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 11:00 AM for our third Solidarity in Action event: Bystander Training w/ Haleema Bharoocha, a Gen Z South Asian American Gender Justice Activist, facilitator, and workshop speaker who has trained over 700 people in equity-related topics including Islamophobia, bystander intervention and gender-based violence.
In this 60 minute training, you will learn about safe nonviolent interventions you can do when witnessing verbal harassment of any kind. The intervention model is survivor-centered and aims to minimize harm and de-escalate.
4/17: #StopAsianHate Solidarity Rally - San Francisco
4/17: Stop Asian Hate Rally & Vigil - Austin, TX
4/17: #StopAsianHate - Irvine, CA
4/21: #AAPI Women Strong - Virtual
4/22: Vigil for victims of Indianapolis shooting - Greenwood, IN
4/22: Solidarity Vigil with the Sikh Community
4/25: Uptown Solidarity March - NYC
4/25: Personal Alarm Device Distribution Event - NYC
4/25: #StopAsianHate Community Rally - San Jose
4/28: Legal Resources & Policy Advocacy: How to Combat Racial Profiling Under the “China Initiative”
4/28: Legacy of Asian American Struggle (Study Group) - Virtual
4/29: “Between the Data: The Unseen Stories of Asian Americans”
4/29: Brave Bystander Workshop for Youth (Virtual)
4/30: Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and AAPI Unity (Bay Area-based)
5/1: Remembrance Event - Indianapolis, IN
5/1: Stop Asian Hate Rally - Oakland
5/1: Love Letters to Asian Elders - Brooklyn, NYC
5/1: Self Defense Workshop - Flushing, Queens
5/1: Bake Sale Fundraiser Event in support of the AAPI community - Oakland, CA
5/1: March for our Elders - San Francisco
5/2: Stop Asian Hate Rally March - Palo Alto, CA
5/3: Tri-State Rally Against AAPI Violence (PA, NJ, NYC)
5/3: Conversations on Race & Gender - Race, Gender, and Militarism: Pacific Islander Experience [Facebook Live Series]
RSVP HERE // SIGN UP FOR UPDATES HERE.
5/6: AAPIs Talk: A Town Hall for AAPIs in Philadelphia
5/15: #StopAsianHate Basic Self-Defense
5/16: Free Beginner Self-Defense Class - Queens, NYC
5/20: Embracing our Asian American Identity w/Bowen Yang - IG Live
5/22-23: Self-Defense Classes for Philly’s AAPI Community
5/23: Free AAPI Personal Safety Training - Oakland, CA
5/30: Virtual Self Defense Seminar
12/30: Active Bystander Skills for Stopping Anti-Asian Hate (Virtual)
Who: Open to all genders age 14 and up. Maximum enrollment is 50.
We’ll cover:
- A social-justice framework for understanding the role of bystanders in interrupting oppression
- Reasons to get involved when you see a problem, and reasons not to
- Overcoming barriers to intervening
- The 5 steps of bystander intervention
- De-escalation basics
- 4 tools for intervening
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Bystander Intervention Training: to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment
BYSTANDER TRAINING DATES AND TIMES:
- March 15th at 6:00pm ET/5:00pm CT/ 4:00pm MT/ 3:00pm PT/1:00pm HST. Register Here (AT CAPACITY)
- March 29 at 3:00 PM ET/ 2:00 PM CT/ 1:00 PM MT/ 12:00 PM PT/ 10:00 AM HST. Register Here (AT CAPACITY)
- April 20 at 2:00 PM ET/ 1:00 PM CT/ 12:00 PM MT/ 11:00 AM PT/ 9:00 AM HST. Register Here (AT CAPACITY)
CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION TRAINING DATES AND TIMES:
- March 17th, 2021. 2:00 PM ET/ 1:00pm CT/ 12:00pm MT/ 11:00 am PT/ 9:00 am HST. Register Here (CLOSEd)
- April 2nd, 2021. 1:00 PM ET/ 12:00 PM CT/ 11:00 AM MT/ 10:00 AM PT/ 8:00 AM HST. Register Here (AT CAPACITY)
- April 21, 2021. 4:00 PM ET/ 3:00 PM CT/ 2:00 PM MT/ 1:00 PM PT/ 11:00 AM HST. Register Here
HOW TO RESPOND TO ANTI-ASIAN HARASSMENT TRAINING DATES AND TIMES:
- March 19th, 2021. 04:00pm ET/03:00pm CT/ 02:00pm MT/ 01:00am PT/ 11:00am HST Register Here (CLOSED)
- April 2nd 2021. 5:00 PM ET/ 4:00 PM CT/ 3:00 PM MT/ 2:00 mPM PT/ 12:00 PM HST. Register Here
- April 15 2021. 6:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM CT/ 4:00 PM MT/ 3:00 PM PT/ 1:00 PM HST. Register Here
Complimentary Self-Defense Classes - Oakland, CA (Virtual class also offered)
Four-class sessions of self-defense class will be held in response to the violence and to empower one to learn self-defense skills and perhaps teach those skills to others in the community.
Sign up here. [CURRENTLY FULL]
Schedule:
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS April 14th, 21st, and 28th. 7-9pm
SUNDAY NIGHTS May 9th, 16th, and 23rd. 7-9pm
MONDAY NIGHTS May 10th, 14th, and 24th. 7-9pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS May 12th, 19th, and 26th. 7-9pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS June 2nd, 9th, and 16th. 7-9pm
VIRTUAL (will send link)
5/10: Berkeley in Solidarity with Asian/Americans and Pacific Islanders (Virtual Discussion)
5/11: A Path Forward—A Virtual Roundtable with Stop AAPI Hate
5/12: Real Philly Real Love
5/12: Black & Asian Revolutionary Internationalism
5/13: Conversations on Race & Gender with AAPI Moms
5/14: Oakland Unified School District A/PI/Arab Solidarity Celebration (Zoom)
5/14: Keeping Our AAPI Community Safe (Violence & Hate Crimes) Summit - Virtual
5/15: Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Oakland
5/15: AAPI Day of Unity - NYC
5/15: Unity Against Hate Rally - Various Locations (CA, NY, DC, TX,
OH)
5/15: Safe & Strong - Self Defense Workshop for Women - Philly
5/16: Celebrate AAPI Rally - San Leandro, CA
5/16: Stop Asian Hate - Alameda, CA
5/16: “Confronting Racism at Work: Strategic Self-Advocacy for People of Color” (Led by Yejin Lee, Equity Justice Coach & Consultant)
5/18: United We Stand: 3rd Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
5/22: Block the Hate Rally - San Gabriel, CA
5/29: Chinatown Rise Up - Manhattan
2/18 @ 7pm (Los Angeles): Community Gathering for Asian Women
2/22 @ 7:30pm PST: Safe Space Open Forum (Organized by Chinatown Volunteer Coalition)
Zoom link here.
2/23 @ 7pm EST: AAJA Grief and Healing for Asian American Women (Virtual)
Zoom registration here.
2/26: NYC Chinatown Self-Defense Class
Registration form here.
2/26 @ 1pm: NYC Chinatown Prayer Vigil (Sara D. Roosevelt Park)
March 4 @ 11am-12pm PST (Virtual) — Brave Together Session
Zoom link here
March 5 @ 11am (NYC) — Free Self-Defense Seminar
3/12 @ 1pm (ATL) — Community Remembrance Day
3/12 @ 11am (Manhattan Chinatown) — One Year Memorial Atlanta Spa Shootings
RSVP here.
3/13 @ 2:30pm (Manhattan Chinatown) — Street Self Defense Seminar
Register here.
3/13 @ 4pm (Manhattan Chinatown) — Free Self-Defense Heights
REGISTER HERE.
3/13 @ 10am (Manhattan) — Revisit (Listen in-person or virtually to the voices of the AAPI community and offer support)
3/13 @ 4pm (Manhattan Chinatown) — Free Pepper Spray and Personal Alarms at Yu and Me Books
3/14 @ 6pm: Atlanta Spa Shootings, 1 Year later: Lessons Learned & Not Learned in Media Coverage
Registration link here.
3/15 @ 4pm PT/7pm ET (Virtual) — Remembering Atlanta: A Healing Space
BUY TIX HERE.
3/16 (Atlanta, NYC and SF) — Justice for Asian Women
3/16 @ 6:30pm (NYC) — Stop Asian Hate Now: Remembering Atlanta Vigil
3/16 @ 2pm (Brooklyn) — Free Self-Defense Workshop
3/16 @11am EST (In-Person and Remote) — 8 Lives Vigil at Washington Square Park, NYC
3/19 @ 3-4pm (Manhattan): Chinatown Subway Support
Volunteer form here.
3/19 @ 11am (NYC): Stop the Violence Against Women!
3/19 @ 11am (SF) — Free Self-Defense Class for the Elderly
March 19 @ 4pm (Los Angeles) - A Moment to Remember Collective Healing Space
Tickets (Pay as you wish) here.
March 20 @ 11am (Oakland) — AAPI Elders Self-Defense Workshops
3/20 @1pm-7pm (NYC): Free Pepper Spray for AAPI Females & Seniors
3/23 @7pm (EST): All of Us Virtual Community Gathering
RSVP HERE.
3/25 @ 7pm (PST): Crouching Tiger Gala
3/26 @ 11am (NYC) — Free Self-Defense Seminar at 55 Chrystie St (18+ ages)
3/26 @ 10am (Los Angeles): Community Walk Against Hate at El Camino College
3/27 @ 4pm (NYC): Free Self-Defense Class
RSVP HERE.
3/30 @6pm (NYC): #Filipinos Rise Up Rally Against Anti-Asian Hate
4/2 @ 10am EST (Sunset Park, Brooklyn) — Self-Defense Training in the Park
4/2 @ 4pm EST (NYC) — Chinatown Subway Support
Volunteer Form Here.
4/2 and 4/7 @ Ma-Yi and The Public Theater (NYC): Anti-Asian Hate Forum
4/3 @ 4pm EST (NYC) — Free Self-Defense Class: Kids Only
RSVP HERE.
4/6 @ 12pm EST (Info Session) — for Bandung 2022 Residency: Fostering Solidarity between AAPI + Black Communities (NYC)
The Bandung 2022 Residency is an opportunity designed to uplift the work of organizers, artists, educators, and waymakers whose practice is intended to foster solidarity between Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Black communities.
An information session for those interested in applying will be held on Wednesday, April 6 from 12-1pm EST via Zoom. To register for the information session, please visit this link HERE. ASL Interpretation will be provided.
More information here.
April 20 @ 5:30pm (Virtual): Utah Asian Pacific Islander College Student Summit
April 23 @ 11am EST (Sunset Park, NYC): Safety Training on Situational Awareness, Upstander Intervention, and Basic First Aid
REGISTER HERE.
April 23 @ 11am EST (NYC) — Blasian March/Book Fair at 137 Henry Street
April 26 @ 4pm EST (NYC) - Self-Defense Class at 264 Canal St
RSVP BY 4/23 HERE.
April 1-28 (Oakland): Visual Art Solo Exhibition - Fluttering Fortures, Growing Up in a Chinese Restaurant