5 Organizations Combating Asian American Xenophobia
“When COVID-19 came to America and I heard our former president associating it to folx with Asian ancestry like myself...I was reminded that as a Vietnamese American, this kind of anti-Asian sentiment is not unfamiliar. It’s an unsettling truth that became so prominent that President Biden wrote a memorandum explicitly calling out racism, xenophobia and intolerance of AAPI people, just a few days after he took office.” If you’re wondering like YR Media’s Angela Nguyen what more you can do to stand up against Asian American xenophobia — whether you experience it yourself or want to be a better ally — there are many existing orgs looking to guide you. Check out the list on YR Media.