Stop AAPI Hate

Findings from our new report “From Pain to Power: Asian American and Pacific Islander Activation in the Face of Hate” show that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who experienced an act of hate are the MOST motivated to be civically active and politically engaged. 🌟 This pioneering report combines Stop AAPI Hate reporting center data with key insights from our first annual survey of AA/PI adults conducted in collaboration with NORC at the University of Chicago. 📊 Head to our website now to get the latest updates on the current state of anti-AA/PI hate, the impact on our communities, and how survivors of hate are taking action. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-ZFuyZa

“People are going to question our children...Are you really Mexican? Or are you really Chinese? That meant we needed to train them in a way that, without a doubt, they feel that they are both, and this is their identity.” – Lisa Yep Salinas In times when racial segregation was embedded in the law in the United States, and blocked communities of color from gaining citizenship, voting, and accessing other basic civil rights, many AAPI and Latino communities banded together. From Asian immigration to Latin America in the 1500s to marriages between descendants of Puerto Rican laborers and Native Hawaiians in the 1800s, AAPI Latino communities have a rich, intertwined history of labor, colonization, and anti-immigrant sentiment. Today, the AAPI Latino population continues to grow – more than doubling in size between 2000 and 2020,  according to recent Census Data. As #HispanicHeritageMonth comes to an end, read more from The @Sacramento Bee about how AAPI Latinos are finding belonging through celebrating both sides of their identities: https://lnkd.in/gcnnX9Vj

Ahead of the 2024 Election, we’re sounding the alarm about anti-South Asian hate online. 💻 New research from Stop AAPI Hate and Moonshot shows that the use of anti-South Asian slurs, slogans, and phrases in monitored violent, extremist spaces doubled between January 2023 and August 2024, reaching its highest peak as South Asian political figures like Usha Vance and Vice President Kamala Harris rose to prominence. Learn more about the surge of anti-South Asian hate online — and what it means for South Asian communities: https://lnkd.in/erRSCYrH

Everyone deserves an equitable opportunity to get an education – regardless of their socioeconomic background. However, under #Project2025, resources that give millions of low-income students a fair shot at achieving their goals would be eliminated. Head to our website now to read our full Project 2025 analysis. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gkR4q3Wf

Anti-AA/PI hate is pervasive, according to our latest research. It’s also a common driver of political engagement. AA/PI adults who experienced hate in 2023 were 2.5x as likely to engage in political activities last year. And recent polling from AAPI Data / Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) found that 77% of Asian Americans and 61% of Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders are “absolutely certain” they will vote this fall. One thing is clear: AA/PI voters are primed to make a huge difference in the upcoming elections. You can too. To learn more about our report, visit https://lnkd.in/g6vhqZ3R To register to vote, check your registration status, and make a voting plan before Election Day, visit vote.gov/register

What’s new with Stop AAPI Hate? For starters, we released exciting new research on the state of anti-AA/PI Hate, co-hosted a virtual roundtable on anti-Asian land laws and continued to raise an alarm about the existential threat of Project 2025. For more on this, check out our September newsletter. ⬇️

Last week, in commemoration of the Harvest Moon Festival, members of the Stop AAPI Hate team gathered in San Francisco with supporters and local AAPI-owned businesses. Thank you everyone for joining us, and our partners Fairmont San Francisco, Herringbone Treats, Little Moon Bakehouse, and Third Culture Bakery for making this special night possible! 🥮

Stop AAPI Hate co-founders Manjusha P. Kulkarni and Cynthia Choi alongside Representative Judy Chu of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) recently spoke to USA TODAY about the ongoing prevalence of hate against AA/PI communities documented in our new annual survey report, “From Pain to Power”. Stop AAPI Hate’s research shows that anti-AA/PI hate comes in many forms, and goes beyond stories of physical attacks that we see in the news. 51% of AA/PIs who participated in our national survey with NORC at the University of Chicago said they experienced institutional discrimination in 2023 – including hate in a business, work, housing, health care, educational, or government setting. 💭 To learn more about how, when, and where AA/PIs experience hate, read the front page story now: https://lnkd.in/gTZxv-Sv

The latest edition of Offenders & Defenders is finally here! From Congress reviving of a program that engaged in racial profiling to racist remarks during a Senate hearing on hate crimes, we break down the latest news about political scapegoating that you need to know. 

Asian immigrants contribute to the richness of many communities nationwide. But under #Project2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would have unprecedented and unchecked powers to target, detain, and deport them — tearing apart immigrant families and blocking funding to immigrant-rich communities nationwide. Head to our website now to read our full Project 2025 analysis. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gkR4q3Wf