Los Angeles, CA, March 17, 2021—With broken hearts, we mourn the deaths of the eight victims, including six Asian women, of yesterday’s shootings at Atlanta-area spas. With the families of the victims, we grieve their loss. With Americans across the country, we strongly denounce the latest in a reprehensible series of violent and deadly attacks against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities that have coincided with the spread of the pandemic.
The Children’s Partnership recognizes that racial justice is paramount to wellbeing and denounces racism, bigotry, and white supremacy that is at the core of violence against Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities, which includes our AAPI brothers and sisters. Racial justice is inherently and inextricably a part of our efforts to advance child health equity. In order for all children to achieve their potential, we believe they need not only their health, but strong, economically stable, connected families and safe & welcoming communities – free of violence and hate.
We stand in solidarity with AAPI communities in this time of crisis. The work to dismantle systemic racism and eliminate xenophobia is on all of us and TCP recommits to centering the experience of BIPOC communities and pushing policy solutions that create a more equitable society free of anti-AAPI violence and violence against all communities of color. When we do, all children will ultimately benefit from the targeted removal of systemic barriers faced by the most marginalized communities.
Resources (From AAAJ Law Caucus and USC Equity Research Institute):
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#ActToChange is a nonprofit standing up to bullying among youth — including Asian American, Pacific Islander, Sikh, Muslim, LGBTQ+, and immigrant youth. See their “Racism is a Virus Toolkit”: https://acttochange.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/200804_PageLayout-2.pdf
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API Healer Network and Therapy Resources List: https://www.nqapia.org/wpp/healthandhealing/
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Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center
