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In the wake of the anti-Asian violence that intensified during the pandemic, I worried about how I might protect my mother and my community. The attacks have been a devastating reminder of this country’s long history of xenophobia against immigrants and their families.
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Bay Area Communities Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence
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Participants in the San Francisco event, held on Feb. 14 at the Civic Center. (Chinese for Affirmative Action)
SAN FRANCISCO In response to the recent surge in COVID-19-related violence against Asian American communities throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice (CCSJ) in San Francisco joined forces with a coalition of organizations in Oakland to organize two parallel Days of Action, both entitled “Love Our People, Heal Our Communities.”
On the first weekend of the Lunar New Year (Feb. 13-14), and a few days after more than 70 Asian American organizations issued a press statement condemning the violence, these two events brought together a multiracial and multigenerational coalition to stand against racism, xenophobia, and violence, and to offer space for healing the grief and pain that Asian communities feel in light of recent events.