Bringing the Marginalized into Conversations about American Raciality - Erin Kane - Keely Gaeta - Emily Norris

Filipino Bodies, Lynching, and the Language of Empire by Nerissa Balce 'Your Liberation is Our Liberation’.

‘ On August 1st, Asian Americans and African Americans gathered to take part in a “Vigil for Solidarity and Love”. Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans showed up to demonstrate their solidarity and support for the Black Lives Matter movement and for the fellow African Americans. Communities of color are often put in a position of contrast and opposition with one another. The narrative and idea of the Asian American as being the “model minority” has also historically caused a division between the Asian American and Black communities. However, that divide is being challenged as Asian Americans stand in solidarity with the Black communities that are being affected. Both communities have fought for civil rights and spoken out against the injustices affecting their communities and now is a time that this is being further demonstrated. The “model minority” is a myth and COVID-19 proved that. People in America easily turned on the Asian community and placed blame for the virus. With this myth surfacing, there is less divide between the communities.  “We want an end game to end racism, to defund police … finding our true solidarity with other people of color, especially our Black brothers and sisters, especially after the murder of George Floyd, and also providing a safe space for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and white allies that had already existed in The Gathering group.” - Rev. Yein Kim, co-founder of The Gathering

“Our communities belong to each other.” - Rev. Kevin Doi

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