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Condemning Hate Against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
On Tuesday, eight people, including six Asian women, were shot and killed at massage parlors in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Libraries Without Borders US stands in grief and solidarity against such racist attacks. These attacks are just the latest in a string of hate crimes targeting the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community – violence fueled by the United States’ history of white supremacy, systemic racism, fetishization of Asian women, and gender-based violence. “The fact that people believe what he [the killer] said shows how invisible Asians are,” noted Columbia University professor Mae Ngai. If we allow misinformation and prejudice to continue, we are all complicit in this violence.
As an organization committed to promoting access to information, especially for communities who face systemic discrimination, we want to share resources to learn more, teach others, and act now so we can finally end anti-Asian violence in the United States.
In solidarity,
Adam Echelman
Executive Director of Libraries Without Borders US
Executive Director of Libraries Without Borders US