221. The rise of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes amidst covid19

I’ve been wanting to discuss the Anti-Asian Hate Crimes that have been happening, but have been at a loss for words.  When I get emotional and angry, my ability to construct sentences seems to go out the window.  So bare with me as I share some thoughts about this upsetting topic. Anti-Asian racism has risen at an alarming rate since the start of the pandemic.  We are now facing a time in which our elderly community is being targeted and have even suffered death due to these attacks. On my podcast, I’ve had various conversations over the past year about the effects of the pandemic on Asian Americans and people in general, but sadly I did not know the extent to how horrible this has become.  I am grateful to Amanda Nguyen, Daniel Wu and Daniel Dae Kim for bringing this issue into the spotlight. In this episode, I am going solo and am openly sharing my thoughts, so please listen with an open mind and heart.  As always if you are enjoying this podcast, please rate it on your platform of choice and share it with others!  If you would like to support with a donation to help keep this podcast going, you can become a patron of the show by visiting my website or Patreon.com. For comments or suggestions, please reach out on social media @sifumimichan WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP * Be kind to one another. * Speak out against anti-Asian Hate and stand up to bullies in all forms in person or online.There are places you can report these crimes: https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/get-help-now * Support local.  Continue to support local Asian owned businesses that are struggling to stay alive. * Stay informed. Continue to learn and listen!   You can follow Amanda Nguyen, Daniel Dae Kim,  Daniel Wu, NextShark, Stop AAPI Hate, or the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. To stay up to date. A GoFundMe has been started to support the family of Vicha Ratanapakdee, the 84-year-old killed in San Francisco. Donate to nonprofit civil rights organizations such as Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Stop AAPI Hate, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Womankind, and the Anti-Defamation League. Discussed in this episode: Richard Sakurai on life in a Japanese Internment Camp https://stopaapihate.org​