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Take the day off on March 26, 2021 and use the time to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
We call upon the AAPI community and its allies to promote awareness and peacefully protest the rising racism against the AAPI community.
Discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) is on an alarming and terrifying rise. Last year, there were 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents recorded, with some cities seeing an increase up to 1,900%. And 76% of AAPI have reported personally experiencing discrimination based on race or ethnicity.
Day by day, our parents, grandparents and children are beaten, murdered, burnt, stabbed, robbed and disfigured. But even still, even after the 2020 swell in racial awareness and social justice, even after a brutal massacre, the outrage and attention from corporations, mainstream media, our elected, and society is not enough. Gratuitous solidarity statements, moments of silence and empty gestures are not enough. We can no longer afford to stay silent and invisible – we must be angry and we must be seen.
On March 26, we call on AAPI and their allies to rally for a virtual walkout from the corporations we power – in some cases, up to 27% of the professional workforce. Join us in this peaceful protest against racism and indifference as we rise up, make our power felt and demand meaningful action.
To join the cause, visit our call to action page.
Before March 26
Follow @stand.with.asians on Instagram.
Update your Facebook profile with the official #StandWithAsians profile frame, by visiting: https://bit.ly/3lsKPyB.
Lobby your employers and lawmakers to condemn the acts of hate against AAPI and take on projects that positively impact AAPI community.
On March 26
Visit and support local AAPI-owned businesses.
Create, produce, and post AAPI awareness content on social media with #StandWithAsians and #StopAsianHate. Need ideas? Check out the call to action page.
View and participate in the educational and entertainment live programming.
How did we get started?
On February 25, a 36-year-old man was walking in a well-trafficked part of Manhattan’s Chinatown. Without any warning, he was stabbed multiple times from the back with an 8-inch knife. He lost significant amounts of blood, a kidney, nearly a liver, undergone several rounds of surgery and is in the ICU fighting for his life. That man is the long-time friend of Stand With Asians’ organizer Tian He, who was inspired to start this movement to protest the wave of anti-Asian hate, society’s disturbing indifference, and empty promises without action.
Read more here about our origin story from Tian and watch a powerful speech Tian delivered at the Rally Against Hate in Manhattan’s Chinatown on March 21.
Why March 26?
The Naturalization Act of 1790 — The first uniform rules that granted United States citizenship by naturalization was signed into law on March 26, 1790. The law limited naturalization to “free white person[s] … of good character”, excluding Native Americans, indentured servants, slaves, free blacks and later Asians. The racial restriction against Asians was not eliminated until 1952. We want to promote the public awareness that every minority group has been discriminated against since the founding days of this country.
Want more info? Check out the call to action, programming, or donate pages.