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April 13, 2021 at 5:14 PM
BEDFORD, N.Y. – More than 250 people gathered on the field in front of the C&M Pavilion at Bedford Village Memorial Park on Saturday, April 10, to rally to listen to members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community speak about how the surge in racist attacks against the AAPI community has affected them.
The rally was organized by Catherine Caley, a student at Fox Lane High School, along with three other high school- and college-aged members of the AAPI community. They spoke to the crowd about their experiences with racial issues as Asian Americans, along with a list of elected officials and local politicians. Members of the crowd listened and held signs reading “racism is a virus” and “stop AAPI hate.”
Activist rally together in support of Asian American community in Bedford
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 10, 2021, 4:56pm EDT
Activist rallied together Saturday in support of the Asian community at the Bedford Village Memorial Park following the uptick in violent crimes against Asian Americans.
Kok-Wah Chee tells News 12 he is concerned about how it may affect his young son s future.
“He s going to kindergarten, what s going to happen?” Chee asked. “Is he going to be bullied because he s Asian? We came to support the message that we re neighbors and all human beings.”
Activist Mayo Bartlett attended the event to help drive home the message that violent attacks against Asians are attacks against everyone.