Stuyvesant High School and the Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association invite all in the community - alumni, staff, students, families and guests - to join a Community Discussion on Anti-Asian Violence on April 15, 2021 at 6:30pm. We are proud to co-host this virtual community discussion to talk about racism against AAPI Americans, an issue that so profoundly affects our community.
Mandarin simultaneous interpretation will be availble.
The COVID-19 pandemic has directly impacted all Americans, uniting so many of us in loss and reinforcing the need for human connection to adapt and stay safe. Conversely, the pandemic has also divided American communities, particularly against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, who have been blamed for the pandemic and made the target of hate and violence. Stop AAPI Hate (https://stopaapihate.org/) has documented more than 3,000 counts of anti-Asian hate crimes since March 2020, a direct result of racism fueled by misinformation and fear during a global pandemic.
This event will provide an opportunity for Stuyvesant alumni and current Stuyvesant students to share their experiences, opinions and questions on recent acts of racism and violence against the AAPI community, how racism and bias manifest, and how positive change can start within our own community.
Join Chris Kwok ‘92, Asian American Bar Association (AABANY) as moderator and panelists Yang Chen ‘83, AABANY Executive Director; U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng ‘93; Joanne Kwong ‘93, President of Chinatown’s iconic Pearl River Mart; Principal Seung Yu and SHSAA President, Soo Kim ‘93 will give opening remarks.
You can read more about the panelists here: https://www.stuyalumni.org/events/stuyvesant-community-discussion-on-violence-against-asian-americans.
Submit questions in advance here: https://forms.gle/FjYmu7RERkKm4yuw6
