Community Resources on Anti-Asian Violence
Community Resources on Anti-Asian Violence, Curated by the UCRFTP Cops Off Campus Collective
This curated list of non-carceral statements, events, reporting, and resources speak to the longstanding and ongoing racialized misogyny, xenophobia, and fear of sex workers that have contributed to the countless acts of individual and state violence targeting Asian femmes, sex workers, elders, and others, and which contextualize the murders of spa workers in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. As we continue to have these important conversations, we hope the following resources provide guidance, analysis, support, and paths toward community-oriented action and collective healing.
Public Events
- (upcoming) U Michigan online forum Friday, March 26, “Contextualizing Violence Against Asians Within the History of US Relational Racism.” It’s early (7:30-9 am pacific), FREE, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94866591981
- Red Canary Song (Asian Migrant Sex Workers) Vigil recording: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1gqxvoYBEYeKB
- Asian American Writers Workshop “Anti-Asian Violence and Black-Asian Solidarity Today” Lecture with Tamara K. Nopper, March 23, 3pm pacific: https://aaww.org/curation/anti-asian-violence-and-black-asian-solidarity-today/
- Hollaback! “Bystander intervention to stop anti-Asian/American harassment and xenophobia” training session, March 29, 12-1pm pacific: https://www.ihollaback.org/event/bystander-intervention-stop-anti-asian-american-harassment-xenophobia/
Statements/Sign-ons
- Red Canary Song statement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Q0mFJnivTZL5fcCS7eUZn9EhOJ1XHtFBGOGqVaUY_8/edit
- Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter and Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network) Sign-on statement: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaF9sNT8o13HB9AtmKZMzaSfl3MWabasMcE3VqJy8-HhJnyw/viewform?fbzx=6522665096167094573
- Butterfly sign-on: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftvwRE2LEsfL24fvtygAHdqN8qHSjcImOhu_AINt6cmtstQw/viewform
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta:
- Community response: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/news/communityresponse
- Korean: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/news/communityresponse-kr
- Sign-on Statement: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/aaajcommunitystatement
- Donations for community support https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-georgias-asian-american-community/
- Community Resources Offering Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYfnPRfl0twPE4TtCODbpdZ50UnY97ZMz-aYHA5HJcR-vlyQ/viewform
- Barnard BCRW statement and resources:: http://bcrw.barnard.edu/defending-asian-women-defending-sex-workers/
- UIUC AAS/GWS Statement: https://gws.illinois.edu/news/2021-03-18/aasgws-statement-anti-asian-violence
Reportage and Perspectives
- Connie Wun, Ignoring the History of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form of Violence: https://www.elle.com/author/227672/Connie-Wun/
- Jennifer Ho’s CNN Op-Ed: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/opinions/to-be-an-asian-woman-in-america-ho/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2ab54o_RUG-sPEO8hsKLCbLQV84azhv_EVkUKcQyccRPFcCEAP4qJ-42U
- NBC Asian America popular press framing: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/racism-sexism-must-be-considered-atlanta-case-involving-killing-six-n1261347?fbclid=IwAR0-UvCioJy-tL3pN7EGzL79yg2UNa2sMSbGb4Mgf98c0CRayPtCsTRLWqo
- How Red Canary Song is advocating for migrant sex workers: https://www.papermag.com/red-canary-song-interview-2641163041.html
- Deeper than Hate: https://roarmag.org/essays/atlanta-spa-shootings-racial-violence/
- The Answer to Anti-Asian Racism is Not More Policing, Kayla Hui, Truthout, March 17, 2021: https://truthout.org/articles/the-answer-to-anti-asian-racism-is-not-more-policing/
- Stop Asian Hate: Connie Wun on Atlanta Spa Killings, Gender Violence & Spike in Anti-Asian Attacks, Democracy Now, March 18, 2021: https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/18/atlanta_shooting_rampage_anti_asian_violence
- A Letter to My Fellow Asian Women Whose Hearts Are Still Breaking, R.O. Kwon, Vanity Fair, March 19, 2021: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/03/ro-kwon-letter-to-asian-women
- Asian Women Are Facing a Terrifying Rise in Hate Incidents, The Cut, March 17, 2021
https://www.thecut.com/2021/03/asian-women-are-facing-a-terrifying-rise-in-hate-incidents.html - Eddie Conway and Dylan Rodriguez, Real News Network, “COVID-19 Pandemic Illuminates Anti-Chinese Racism And Xenophobia” https://youtu.be/GT4ud5xXI2U
- Ju Yon Kim, “The Story Does Not Begin in Georgia: A Letter to Students About the Recent Shootings”: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/20/kim-letter-to-students/
Additional Resources/Reading
- Butterfly Report on Protecting the Safety of Workers in Holistic Centres and Body Rub Parlours by AllowingThem to Lock Their Doors: https://t.co/NrVFrqyLVu?amp=1
- Carceral Feminism: The failure of sex work prohibition: https://robynmaynard.com/writing/carceral-feminism-the-failure-of-sex-work-prohibition/
- From Carceral Feminism to Transformative Justice by Mimi Kim: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xtF_9x3G1d4JsMgaRFGU4KVgMi1Lzww1/view?usp=drivesdk
- Anti-Carceral Feminism by Mimi Kim: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0886109919878276
- Revolting Prostitutes by Molly Smith and Juno Mac: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4114-cops-borders-and-carceral-feminists
- TransformHarm.org: https://transformharm.org
- SDSU reading list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQUPe7e52Kus-8AE33xuSOuo7j1uXw6VgfP4yfMUcQ0/edit
- Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities reading list: https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/black-and-asian-feminist-solidarities-a-reading-list
- “Don’t be a bystander” video by BCRW and Project NIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krgcbiRu0ys
- What to keep in mind as you talk about the Atlanta spa shootings: https://www.thelily.com/what-to-keep-in-mind-as-you-talk-about-the-atlanta-spa-shootings/
- New York Times Op-ed on how to support massage workers by Elena Shih: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/politics/atlanta-shooting-massage-workers-protection.html
Photo above: Demonstrators ake part in a rally to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence n Los Angeles. Photo : Ringo Chiu/AFP via Getty Images