The tragic events in Atlanta last week and the surge of Anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the past year have left many in communities across the nation heartbroken, scared, and exhausted. We at CASA believe it is critical to our mission to not only speak out against injustices in our society, but to take action, and educate our community on how we can all be actively anti-racist in our daily lives. We hope that this list of resources put together by Blair Adams, our Volunteer Recruitment Specialist, serves to help people within the AAPI community, as well as guide those of us who want to know how we can best support healing and a path towards equity.
Mental health resources for the AAPI community:
Asian Mental Health Collective: asianmhc.org, IG: @asianmentalhealthcollective
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255 (more than 150 languages offered)
Asian LifeNet Hotline: 877-990-8585 (Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese are offered)
SAMHSA National Hotline: 800-662-HELP
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)
Crisis Text Line: Text "Home" to 741741
Racial Trauma Toolkit by Boston College: Full manuscript here.
Subtle Asians Mental Health Facebook Group
If you are interested in supporting the AAPI community:
61 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities
A non-exhaustive list of educational resources:
Resource List for Children from Engaging Minds
How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism, article from Learning for Justice
What Is the Model Minority Myth?, article from Learning for Justice
America's Long History of Scapegoating its Asian Citizens, article from National Geographic
Asian Americans, PBS documentary
Deported, NBC docuseries
We Are Not a Stereotype: Breaking Down Asian American Bias, docuseries by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
The Racism Virus, NBC News town hall
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White by Frank H. Wu
Self Evident: Asian American Stories, podcast by Cathy Erway
Dear Asian Americans, podcast from Just Like Media
Asian Enough, podcast from Los Angeles Times
2021 Response Resources Equity
