// Use arrow keys or click / tap. // [Note: this project currently contains music and various colors (mainly the ones in the thumbnail). Text and/or images may move slightly or change a lot / completely from one slide to the next or to the previous one.] There has recently been a rise in anti-Asian and anti-Pacific Islander hate crimes in the United States and worldwide. I stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. If you are Asian or Pacific Islander, please remember to dedicate some time to self-care in this difficult period. If you, like myself, are an ally and would like to stand with the AAPI community, educate yourself on anti-AAPI discrimination, donate (if you can) to organizations that support the AAPI community, make sure you call out racism when you see or hear it, and continue to better yourself as a person. <3 * Please note that this project is not comprehensive, in that it does not address every issue the AAPI community faces. It's very important to continue self-education about these topics. <3
// Credits + a recommended video and source // • Project by @mam27. • Credit to a video by Eugene Lee Yang (which I am not linking simply because it contains several potentially disturbing topics / images / videos without a content warning), which helped inspire this project; for example, it helped with a lot of the information and the idea to include the timeline. <3 • Sources [content warning: these sources discuss racism, discrimination, vi0lence, sh00tings and d34th, h4te crimes, s*x-related topics, and more]: 1. The history of anti-AAPI discrimination, the model minority myth, and ways you can help: https://www.theskimm.com/news/history-of-anti-asian-racism-in-the-united-states-3eBqGfaF6V0gIo76VYXtUZ . 2. A personal experience and stereotypes towards Asian-Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUtz75lNaw . 3. The History of Anti-AAPI discrimination and hatred (note: at the end of the article, there is a video, which includes footage of hate crimes): https://www.today.com/news/anti-asian-violence-history-anti-asian-racism-us-t210645 . 4. The Chinese Exclusion Act and other anti-Asian-immigration laws: https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/chinese-exclusion-act-1882 . 5. Japanese American "internment" (in quotes because some prefer the term "detention"): https://www.britannica.com/event/Japanese-American-internment , https://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/ . 6. Poverty among Asian Americans and the model minority myth (content warning: also contains a mention of sui**de): https://www.nhpr.org/post/asian-americans-smart-high-incomes-and-poor/0 . 7. Poverty among Asian Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/07/12/this-racial-group-has-biggest-fastest-growing-income-divide/ . 8. Economic differences among the AAPI community and the model minority myth: https://prosperitynow.org/blog/inequality-and-diversity-not-universal-success-marks-economic-reality-asian-american-community . 9. The stories of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/19/who-are-atlanta-shooting-spa-victims/4762802001/ . 10. Mental health among the AAPI community (content warning: also discusses su***de, as well as trauma and its sources, including wars and conflicts, racial discrimination, and more, note that these pages also include some mental health resources at the end): https://www.mhanational.org/issues/asian-americanpacific-islander-communities-and-mental-health , https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islander . 11. The FedEx mass shooting and the lives of the victims: • https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/year-fedex-shooting-sikh-americans-honor-victims-rcna24559 • Multiple sources for the stories of the victims, including CNN and ABC News. >> I also used several other sources which I was not able to link due to stark contrast to the Scratch Guidelines (as they discuss very serious topics). • The thumbnail art and graphic style is by me, but the images are photos from a search browser. • Music: "Read All About It" By Emeli Sandé. I thought to use this song for this project thanks to this video I saw, which I suggest you check out (for every hour it is viewed, the creator will donate $1 to organizations supporting the AAPI community, up to $100; content warning: I may not remember exactly what content warnings to include, but I do know that the video discusses racism and hate crimes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m160B6_vq9c . • A great video addressing AAPI hate, from the perspective of one member of the Chinese diaspora [content warning: hate crimes, racism, s3x-related topics and s3x work, worker exploitation, g3n0cid3 and human rights vi0lations, and other potentially disturbing topics]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYEf8K7cEtQ . • A recommended source for AAPI history, including the contributions of the AAPI community to the United States (NOTE: I have not personally read all the articles this page includes, so I do not know of any specific content warnings, but I do know that they include discussions of racism, Japanese American internment, and other potentially disturbing topics- reader discretion advised): https://www.history.com/tag/aapi .
