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As the U.S. continues its battle against COVID-19, it is also battling a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. In a new report, the nonprofit organization Stop AAPI Hate reported over 6,600 hate incidents over the past year—an increase of 2,800 from the year before. One Detroit has been covering the responses and stories of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Southeast Michigan—you can find more of our local coverage below as well as links to resources both local and national.

 

Related Links:

• Virtual Town Hall | How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit
• PBS Resources: Violence Against Asian Americans
• Asian Americans: The Detroit Story Panel Discussion
• Asian Americans Documentary
• Asian American community battles surge in hate crimes stirred from COVID-19
• AAPI Stories: There’s trust
• AAPI Stories: I’d never been listened to as deeply

LOCAL STORIES

RESOURCES

Understanding the Differences between Hate Incidents and Hate Crimes:

Hate Incident=Hate Speech but no damage to person or property
Call Michigan Department of Civil Rights
MDCR counts incidents: 800-482-3604
StopAAPIHate.org
aapihatecrimes.org

Hate Crime=Hate Speech with damage to person or property
Get to a safe place
Call 911
Call local police; file a report
FBI 800-CALL FBI
AG Hate Crimes Hotline 313-456-0180
hatecrimes@michigan.gov

Local Asian American Organizations:

Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission MAPAAC@michigan.gov
American Citizens for Justice 
Council of Asian Pacific Americans ryan@capa-mi.org
APIAVote-Michigan
Association of Chinese Americans 313-831-1790
Japanese American Citizens League-Detroit  tbm0306@live.com
Korean American Community Detroit 248-945-9044
MIIndia.com
Philippine American Community Center 248-443-703
Rising Voices of Asian American Families 

 

COVID-19 Mental Health Resources: 

Asian American Psychological Association
Yellow Chair Collective

 

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