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Anti-Asian Bias Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources to Address Anti-Asian Bias
In response to the alarmingly rapid increase in anti-Asian bias, harrassment, and violence, we have gathered some tools and resources for students, faculty, staff, and community members to use.
If you have any additional resources that you think should be added to the page, please contact Director Dr. David Chih (dchih@illinois.edu).
Videos and Articles
"Anti-Asian Racism during COVID-19" presented by Dr. David Chih, Dr. Teresa Mok, and Dr. Joycelyn Landrum-Brown- https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_vm818gtl
"Our Greatest Potential- Asian American Leadership and Empowerment" presented by U.S. Diplomat and UI Alum Yuri Kim- https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_kjwo9lw6
For more videos from the Asian American Cultural Center, please visit our Illinois Mediaspace Channel- https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/channel/Asian%20American%20Cultural%20Center/182415361
Mental Health Experts Offer Advice for Processing Discrimination- https://www.wcia.com/news/mental-health-experts-offer-advice-for-processing-discrimination/
Health Experts Address Rise in Attacks Against Asians in the U.S.: Racism is a public health crisis
Carle Illinois College of Medicine explores the recent discrimination and attacks, and its health impacts with David Chih, founding director of the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Teresa Mok, a licensed clinical psychologist in Urbana, Ill. - https://medicine.illinois.edu/health-experts-address-rise-in-attacks-against-asians-in-the-u-s/
Anti-Asian Hate is Taking a Toll on Central Illinois' Asian American Community- by Christine Herman - https://illinoisnewsroom.org/anti-asian-hate-is-taking-a-toll-on-asian-american-communities-including-in-central-illinois/
Combatting Anti-Asian Racism by Emily Boudreau
Equipping educators with restorative justice techniques to upend discrimination and stereotypes- https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/20/11/combatting-anti-asian-racism
Editorial| America's Gross Negligence Persecutes Asian Americans- https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2021/03/25/editorial-americas-gross-negligence-persecutes-asian-americans/
Editorial| On anti-Asian racism in CU- https://www.smilepolitely.com/opinion/on_anti_asian_racism_in_c_u/
CU community rallies together to address the increase in anti-Asian hate-https://dailyillini.com/news/around-campus/2021/03/29/cu-community-rallies-together-to-address-the-increase-in-anti-asian-hate/
Vigil held to remember victims of Atlanta shootings and to stop Asian hate- https://www.news-gazette.com/news/vigil-held-to-remember-victims-of-atlanta-shootings-and-to-stopasianhate/article_46cf657f-6a0a-5764-9aa1-e18f1f63f810.html
Asian Women: The Toll of Decades of Dismissal - https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/asian-women-the-toll-of-decades-of-dismissal
Interview| Theresa Mah, Asian American Caucus -https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/theresa-mah-asian-american-caucus
The Rise of Anti-Asian Violence- https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/anti-asian-violence
WAND17 Rally for Asian American Community - https://www.wandtv.com/news/videos/rally-shows-solidarity-for-asian-american-community/video_02b21b3d-1a6d-564a-a5a9-3b316fdef667.html
Asian American University students fear for elders after spate of racist attacks, urge others to speak to speak out: 'It's up to us as a community'- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aapi-hate-crimes-young-asian-americans-20210402-xvy6heqblnaq5oio56pxbuvexi-story.html
CU community rallies to #StopAsianHate- https://dailyillini.com/news/champaign-urbana/2021/04/05/cu-community-rallies-to-stopasianhate/
AACC Director Disusses Ways to Support Asian Community- https://dailyillini.com/features/2021/04/19/aacc-director-discusses-ways-to-support-asian-community/
Anti-Asian Violence Scares UI Community- https://dailyillini.com/features/2021/04/22/anti-asian-violence-scares-ui-community/
Many colleges have come up short in their responses to violence against Asian Americans (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed- https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/04/30/many-colleges-have-come-short-their-responses-violence-against-asian-americans?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=6bb0d5306f-DiversityMatters_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-6bb0d5306f-198536057&mc_cid=6bb0d5306f&mc_eid=c510bec0d0
Solidarity Statements
Office of the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations (OIIR)
Dept of Asian American Studies & Dept of Gender and Women’s Studies
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies & the Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association at Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Asian Law Students Association, College of Law
Resources
Bias Assessment and Response Team- Please report all bias-motivated incidents that occur within our University community to the Bias Assessment and Response Team at bart.illinois.edu
Resources for Champaign Urbana's Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities- https://champaignil.gov/2021/03/23/resources-for-champaign-urbanas-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-communities/
To learn more about anti-Asian hate and to report incidents that occur anywere, visit stopaapihate.org
To report a hate crime in Illinois, please call the Illinois Attorney General's Civil Right's Hotline at 1-877-581-3692 or fill out a hate crime coplaint form at https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/civilrights.html
Stand Against Hatred- https://www.standagainsthatred.org/
Stop AAPI Hate- stopaapihate.org
NYU Anti-Racism Education, Programs and Resources- https://www.nyu.edu/life/global-inclusion-and-diversity/anti-racism.html
Seattle University- Toolkit for Anti-Asian Racism- https://www.seattleu.edu/diversity/resources/toolkit-for-anti-asian-racism/
Cornell University- Anti-Racism Resources for the AAPI Community - https://asianamericanstudies.cornell.edu/anti-racism-resources-aapi-community
Asian American Day of Action- https://www.asianamericandayofaction.com/
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center- http://smithsonianapa.org/stand/?fbclid=IwAR207vnFwJUdNUmrXyI03HE6FBV6truHOSpfh9ZAEeimRHe-gc_xGbhqoPA
Learning for Justice- https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/how-to-respond-to-coronavirus-racism
https://diversity.illinois.edu/diversity-campus-culture/racializing-covid-19-series/
Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities - https://www.onlinemswprograms.com/resources/how-to-be-an-ally-to-asian-pacific-islander-communities/
Detox Local- An extensive list of mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) community- https://www.detoxlocal.com/resources/aapi-addiction-mental-health/
Live Another Day- Extensive information on mental healtn and substance use resources for people of color- https://liveanotherday.org/bipoc/asian-americans/