Anti-Asian Discrimination and Hate Crimes Resources

Resources gathered by Dr. Yeonjung Jane Lee of the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Social Work

Selected Scholarly Articles

• Gee, G. C., Ro, M. J., & Rimoin, A. W. (2020). Seven reasons to care about racism and COVID-19 and seven things to do to stop it. American Journal of Public Health, 110(7), 954–955. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305712
• Gover, A. R., Harper, S. B., & Langton, L. (2020). Anti-Asian hate crime during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the reproduction of inequality. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45(4), 647–667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09545-1
• Misra, S., Le, P. D., Goldmann, E., & Yang, L. H. (2020). Psychological impact of anti-Asian stigma due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for research, practice, and policy responses. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(5), 461–464. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000821
• Reny, T. T., & Barreto, M. A. (2020). Xenophobia in the time of pandemic: othering, anti-Asian attitudes, and COVID-19. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2020.1769693
• Ruiz, N. G., Horowitz, J. M., & Tamir, C. (2020). Many Black and Asian Americans say they have experienced discrimination amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/07/01/many-black-and-asian-americans-say-they-have-experienced-discrimination-amid-the-covid-19-outbreak/
• Tessler, H., Choi, M., & Kao, G. (2020). The anxiety of being Asian American: Hate crimes and negative biases during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45(4), 636–646. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09541-5

Websites

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice
  • https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/
  • https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/covid19
• Cornell University
  • https://asianamericanstudies.cornell.edu/anti-racism-resources-aapi-community
• Stop AAPI Hate reporting center
  • https://stopaapihate.org/
  • https://stopaapihate.org/safetytipsenglish/
• Anti-Asian Violence Resources
  • https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/?fbclid=IwAR0rC30YKW1sAJpgXvU%20gsbuX9jbIixgXX7U3S047NNZ_b1DQA4Mnb3JSxNY

Educational Resources

• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA): https://www.apalanet.org/uploads/8/3/2/0/83203568/asian_american_racial_justice_toolkit.pdf
• California Faculty Association: https://www.calfac.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/curriculum_guide_combatting_anti-asian_racism_in_the_age_of_coronavirus.pdf?1589395997
• Racial Equity Tools: https://www.racialequitytools.org/resources/fundamentals/history-of-racism-and-movements/overview-and-timelines

Online Readings

• California Faculty Association: https://www.calfac.org/pod/combating-aapi-hate-age-covid-19
• Learning for Justice: https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/how-to-respond-to-coronavirus-racism
• NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/978055571/anti-asian-attacks-rise-during-pandemic-read-nprs-stories-on-the-surge-in-violen
• PBS: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-you-can-do-to-fight-violence-and-racism-against-asian-americans
• USC: https://rossier.usc.edu/magazine/fall-winter-2020/combating-anti-asian-racism-in-the-classroom/

Webinars

• https://www.mghihp.edu/Asian-American-Webinar-Series

Other resources

Culturally competent mental health care (substance use prevention in the AAPI community)

• Live Another Day– Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for AAPIs and other people of color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources.
• Detox Local – An extensive list of mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian and Pacific Islander) community.
• Mental Health for Asian American and Pacific Islander Students