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Disney Plus Expresses Support for AAPI Orgs Amid Rising Violence Against Asian Americans Daniel Holloway, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The Walt Disney Co. streaming service Disney Plus on Wednesday expressed support for civil rights organizations advocating for Asian Americans amid a wave of violence against people in the AAPI community. In a statement posted on Twitter, Disney shouted out the organizations Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Stop AAPI Hate. “The celebration of the Lunar New Year has been marred by the continued wave of violence against Asian-American Pacific Islande...

1:05     On Monday, the California legislature approved $1.4 million to help stop these attacks. The bill they passed could support initiatives including       “For so long you hear anecdotal stories, you hear “this happened here this happened there” but you have no idea how large the problem is.”   The bill included unrelated funding for voter outreach and information guides, among other items. It still requires the governor’s approval.  Tags: 

Directors Guild, Content Players Decry 'Malicious Attacks' Against AAPI Community Matt Donnelly, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail As Hollywood continues to observe the alarming rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across the U.S., creative unions and content producers are speaking out. Following celebrity outcry last week, the Directors Guild of America has formally issued a condemnation of attacks — many of which affect elders in the AAPI community. More from Variety “The DGA strongly condemns the rising hate crimes, racial harassment, and discrimination against Asian Americans since the onse...

California and Bay Area funding pour in to document anti-Asian sentiment, hate crime FacebookTwitterEmail Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, secured $1.4 million in funding to address hate crimes directed toward Asian Americans in recent weeks. The funds were part of AB 85, which provides additional resources for California’s ongoing pandemic response. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press California lawmakers approved $1.4 million in funding Monday that’ll pay for the study and documentation of xenophobia and hate crimes against Asian Americans amid th...

State funds approved to help remedy rise in violence against Asian Americans Bay City News Service FacebookTwitterEmail Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, chair of the Assembly budget committee, puts on a face mask before the start of an oversight hearing of the Assembly budget special subcommittee on COVID-19 at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Ting secured $1.4 million in funding to help track and prevent anti-Asian American violence and hate-crimes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press Following an uptick in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans throu...