Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes (4/7/2021)

Presented by Queens DA Melinda Katz, with co-sponsors Congresswoman Grace Meng, Senator John Liu, and Councilman Peter Koo. Program will be available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Bengali. Title: Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Time: 4:00pm Place: Online URL: Registration URL: https://bit.ly/3fMsfkp Description: Presented by Queens DA Melinda Katz, with co-sponsors Congresswoman Grace Meng, Senator John Liu, and Councilman Peter Koo. Program will be available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Bengali. The recording is avaialble at https://youtu.be/nwSjNXVUrPw.

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Asian Voices: Advocating for our Rights in NYC

Asian Voices: Advocating for our Rights in NYC is sponsored by NYC Commission on Human Rights, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, NYPD-Asian Hate Crime Taskforce and NYC Black, Latino and Asian Caucus. Title: Asian Voices: Advocating for our Rights in NYC Date: Saturday, March 6, 2021 Time: 2pm Place: URL: Zoom link http://bit.ly/AsianVoicesNYC Description: Sponsored by: NYC Commission on Human Rights, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, NYPD-Asian Hate Crime Taskforce and NYC Black, Latino and Asian Caucus. The recording of “Asian Voices: Advocating for Our Rights in NYC” on March 6 is available on YouTube now. People from …

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PBS NewsHour: How to address the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes

PBS’s NewsHour on how to address the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes with AAPI activist Helen Zia and Rise founder Amanda Nguyen. A 30min recording is still available on the website. The show talks about the history of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. (e.g., the murder of Vincent Chin), visibility of AAPI, and the role of social media for Asian American community organizations. Q&A follows.

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