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Message from ASAG Leadership (last updated June 2020):

Dear ASAG community,

We hope you all have been taking care of yourselves during these emotional and difficult times.  We wanted to share some resources for ways you can engage with the current movement fighting against anti-Black racism, police brutality, and state violence through education, awareness, reflection, support, and action.  Thank you to those who have shared resources with us so far!  We encourage you to continue to share those through our Teams channel.

 

Readings and resources to learn and reflect:
  • A Different Asian American Timeline: This timeline places APIDA history in the context of other marginalized peoples, and helps us better understand the way our struggles and movements are interconnected.
  • The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity: Lesser-known examples of South Asian and APIDA solidarity from history
  • Black and Asian American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List
  • South Asians and Black Lives, by Deepa Iyer
  • Letters for Black Lives: Letters for Black Lives is a set of crowdsourced, multilingual, and culturally-aware resources aimed at creating a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence, and anti-Blackness in our families and communities.
  • 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
  • 18 Million Rising’s Black History Month Reading List for Asian Americans
  • Notes from Confronting Anti-Blackness in Higher Education: An APIDA* Community Conversation – This is from the event on Monday night, and includes resources and opportunities for further conversation. Thank you to Rabeya Mallick for sharing!
  • From Soo La Kim: “Wanted to share this social media post from author Viet Nguyen who cogently expresses the need for understanding history, understanding systemic racism and the harms of racial hierarchy, and the need for racial solidarity. Thought it might be worth sharing with the group.” https://www.facebook.com/vnguyen1/posts/10108147008251985
  • From Ginger Jacobson, as a follow-up to the KHAI discussion on Supporting Social Justice & Black Lives Matter Community Discussion on June 3:
    • “It is upon all of us to do the work for more equity. At this moment, it is especially important for us non-Black folks to support our friends and colleagues who are Black by helping each other understand and TAKE ACTION in various forms. The action includes work at the individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels. A reminder, too, that members of the Black community should not be further burdened with educating their friends outside the community, as we can do that on our own.
    • As promised, I have compiled many racial justice resources that have been floating around into a shared folder called “Racial justice resources folder” https://northwestern.app.box.com/s/qj8zdutshalx7vpw9kac6fjhx6a1wovp. Please notice how it is organized: Box notes for single links in the “Racial justice resources folder,” long lists with many links in the “Meta lists of resources,” and a separate folder for full articles–which has many academic articles in there right now. Also, notice that the Box notes link to live sites that are subject to change. Then, PLEASE ADD to this folder anything I’ve missed and new resources as they come out. You will see the suggested actions in the “meta lists.”I encourage you to read, share, and discuss with each other for a deeper understanding.
    • One last suggestion that often goes unnoticed: interrogate the media you consume-whose stories and voices are centered on your Netflix, podcasts, and books? There are many ways to work toward decolonizing your life on a daily basis. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.”
Local Community Support:

Finally, here is a hugely comprehensive Google Doc on ways to take action, donate, educate, and find your place at this moment. If you feel lost and like you don’t know what to do, this is a great place to start.