(Boston Orange 翻譯)「亞太裔能(APIs Can)」及會員組織，盟友因為在亞特蘭大發生的有針對性8人命案，受害者多為亞裔婦女，憤怒到幾乎不能自已的地步。
在新冠病毒(COVID-19)期間越來越多，且毫無根據的反亞裔言詞，已助長了反亞裔的仇恨心理及種族歧視。我們在全美見到更多攻擊亞裔事件，尤其是攻擊老年人，而且我們社區的所有成員都沒有了生命安全。從排華法案到日本集中營，到橡木溪錫克廟的射殺，到東南亞裔在學校受不成比例影響，到監獄，到驅逐出境管道，反亞裔的種族歧視在美國歷史中根深蒂固。婦女及女性首當其衝，遭遇的不僅只是種族歧視，還有對亞裔婦女的性別偏見所導致的許多形式暴力，包括我們昨天在喬治亞所看見的。
作為家務工人，指甲沙龍工人，亞裔婦女在我們的經濟前線；作為持家者，照顧者，亞裔婦女也是我們家庭的中心。亞裔婦女同時生活在社會邊緣，以及移民，性別，種族及階級的交界處。
我們譴責所有形式的反亞裔社區。我們要求地方，州及聯邦政府:
支持強大且反應迅速的危機干預資源，包括支持合適語言的精神健康，法律，就業及移民服務。
從跨族裔對話，以及建造社區做起，把重心放在處理白人至上主義是暴力及仇恨根源的轉型正義。
- 資助投資於有色社區的非執法策略，以處理長期的系統性種族歧視及極端的不公平 – 工作，住宅，移民，醫療保險以及教育。要終結暴力，我們必須確保我們的人得到能夠有尊嚴生活的資源及機會，而且
- 把重心放在倖存者的需要上，以確保任何背景或語言能力的受害者及倖存者，能完整得到多語支持，以及文化上適當的服務，好讓他們得以療癒。
「亞太裔能(APIs
Can)」將於3月25日傍晚6到7點，主辦論壇，重點強調麻州亞裔社區在組織反種族歧視，並且學習在病毒大流行期間如何支持我們的社區。報名可上網bit.ly/townhallaar。
Community Organizations Respond to Anti-Asian Violence & the
Targeted Murders in Atlanta
APIs CAN and our member organizations and allies are enraged
and devastated by the targeted murders of 8 people, most of whom were Asian
American women, in Atlanta.
Increased and unchecked anti-Asian rhetoric during the
COVID-19 pandemic has fueled xenophobia and anti-Asian racism. We have seen a
rise in attacks on Asian Americans, particularly elderly people, across the
country, and a lack of safety in all aspects of our community members’ lives. From the Chinese Exclusion Act to Japanese Internment to
the Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek to the disproportionate impact on
Southeast Asians in the school to prison to deportation pipeline, racism
against Asians is ingrained in this country’s history. Women and femmes
experience the brunt of not only this racism, but also the sexist stereotypes
of Asian American women, which leads to many types of violence, including what
we saw in Georgia yesterday.
Asian American women are on the frontlines of our
economic sectors, including as domestic workers and nail salon workers. Asian
American women are also the center of our family lives as homemakers and
caretakers. Asian American women live simultaneously at the margins of society
and at the intersection of immigration, gender, race, and class.
We denounce violence against Asian American communities
in all forms, and we call on local, state, and federal governments to:
- Support
robust and responsive crisis intervention resources, including in-language
support for mental health, legal, employment, and immigration services;
- Center
transformative justice that begins with cross racial dialogue and
community-building that address white supremacy as the root cause of
violence and hate;
- Fund non-law
enforcement strategies that invest in communities of color to address
long-term systemic racism and extreme inequality -- jobs, housing,
immigration, healthcare, and education. To end violence, we must ensure
our people have the resources and opportunities they need to lead
dignified lives; and
- Focus on survivors’ needs to ensure victims and survivors of all backgrounds and language abilities receive full supportive multilingual and culturally appropriate services so they can recover and heal.
APIsCAN is hosting a forum March 25, 2021 6pm-7:30pm highlighting how the Asian American community in MA is
organizing against racism and learning how to support our community during the
pandemic. RSVP at bit.ly/townhallaar.
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