submitted by vangh@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Asian Student Association (AASA), Hmong Women Together (HWT), and Pan Asian Student Services(PASS) recognizes that anti-AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islanders) prejudice is only one form of systematic racism that continues to spread in our nation. Together, we appreciate the outpour of outreach and attention from Administration, peers and allies in support of the recent events in Georgia last week and our daily lived experiences.
We hope that there will be work in solidarity from Augsburg to take a stand against the structures that perpetuate and fuel discrimination for all BIPOC and specifically recently more heightened assaults on Pan-Asians in our communities, and to identify actionable ways to address this and all forms of prejudice, stigmatization, and racism.
We hereby recommend for you to join us in the following spaces at Augsburg to continue these conversations and to help us come together in community:
Join us next week for our #stopasianhate Virtual Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:30pm- Link via Auggie Life Event to be updated soon
Save the date and participate in AASA’s Pan Asian Week (PAW) on March 29-April 2, 2021- https://fb.me/e/cXbghe8sq
For BIPOC Faculty, Staff and Students, consider joining Augsburg for a discussion on April 1, 2021 from 10:30am-11:30am, event titled: Facilitated Conversations around Healing and Justice: Countering Racial Violence in the US. Note that this space is aimed at creating space for BIPOC students, staff, and faculty- https://augsburg.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7015191
Consider attending the following conference to learn more about these AAPI issues at the 2021 APAHE national summit on April 15, 2021–www.apahenational.org
If you would like to participate or have questions regarding any of the following spaces, please email panasian@augsburg.edu for more information.