Impact Community
How Can We Support Our AAPI Community Members?Â
4.8.2021
The Crucible recognizes that recent violence against the AAPI community is not an isolated series of events, but rather an escalation of long-standing anti-Asian sentiments. The Stop AAPI Hate National Report found that over 44% (1,691) of all incidents reported from March 2020 to February 2021 were in California.
This is a heartbreaking reminder that there is an urgent need for increased protection and support for the AAPI community, especially right here in the Bay Area.
The AAPI community has made immense contributions in shaping the history of this country, including significant contributions of AAPI artists to the Bay Area and to The Crucible. It is important that we all stand in support of the AAPI community during this time and work to actively dismantle anti-Asian racist sentiments.
Individuals carry original prints by Lauren YS during organizing action against recent AAPI hate. All proceeds from print sales benefit Stop AAPI Hate and Squidtropica.
We stand in solidarity with AAPI individuals across the country in condemning these acts of hate. It is our responsibility to practice anti-racism and prevent anti-Asian hate wherever we see it. If you know of other resources, please share them with us.
Here are eight more ways you can support AAPI communities:
- Creative Capital has collected a comprehensive list of resources, including educational tools, incident reporting groups, and ways to donate.
- Order a Stop Asian Hate Crimes print from LA-based artist Lauren YS. All print proceeds support Stop AAPI Hate and Squidtropica.
- East Bay residents can volunteer with Compassion In Oakland to be a walking partner for local AAPI seniors in the Chinatown neighborhood.
- Oakland’s Asian-owned gallery, Applied Contemporary is hosting an online fundraiser selling works by AAPI artists to support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund. Bidding begins this Friday, April 9.
- As part of the #cabsforaapisafety movement, Cali KYE Cab will cover up to $40 in rideshare costs for women and elderly AAPI individuals in the Bay Area. You can find steps for requesting support and how to donate on Instagram.
- Follow Create to Stop Hate on Instagram as they host an ongoing series of auctions featuring craft goods and original art by AAPI artists. All proceeds go to Stop AAPI Hate.
- Our friends at GoodGoodEatz have great suggestions for supporting Oakland Chinatown and AAPI spots to eat–follow their Insta and check out their creative collaboration via Meadowfutur for a Black/Asian Unity T-shirt, with Ms. Tarika Lewis
- Engage with Asian and Asian-American artists who are sharing and elevating the stories of their community and their values, including activist artists and advocates such as Erin Yoshi, Ayomi Horie, Anna Yuk Yung, Felicia Chiao, and the Asian-American Artists Alliance. (We’d love to hear back about who you are following, so we can follow them too—tag us on social.)
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