The Asian Resource Hub aims to show the surge of hatred through data and provide a searchable national directory of resources and services in Asian languages. Photo from Asian Resource Hub
LOS ANGELES – Microsoft and Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), a nonprofit civil rights organization, have launched a digital resource to help combat anti-Asian hate and raise awareness of the challenges faced by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
The Asian Resource Hub, designed to be a one-stop resource, provides data on anti-Asian hate, helpful information for victims and tips on how to intervene when witnessing hate incidents. It aims to show the surge of hatred through data and provide a searchable national directory of resources and services in Asian languages.
The website, now available in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese, will include additional languages – including Tagalog – in the near future.
A protester holds up a placard as she participates in a Stop Asian Hate rally in New York City. FILE PHOTO/ REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Developed in collaboration with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL), the resource hub “is a direct response to the ongoing discrimination against our community during, and because of, the COVID-19 pandemic,” said AJSOCAL CEO Connie Chung Joe.
A community survey in California showed that over 50 percent of Asian Americans felt a lack of support as they faced growing anti-Asian hate during the peak of the pandemic.
“There is a crucial need for AAPIs to find vetted, language accessible and culturally competent resources when and where help is needed,” Joe said. “The impact of hatred and discrimination is too often devastating and complex.”
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