Stop AAPI Hate

Stop AAPI Hate is a nonprofit organization that runs the Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center, which tracks incidents of hate and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United States. The organization was formed in 2020 in response to racist attacks on the Asian community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stop AAPI Hate’s approach is to focus on working to end all forms of structural racism leveled at the communities of color to truly be able to effectively address anti-Asian racism.

This article is about the non-profit organization. For the larger protest movement, see Stop Asian Hate.

Stop AAPI Hate
Formation2020 (2020)
FounderManjusha P. Kulkarni
Cynthia Choi
Russell Jeung
Location
Websitestopaapihate.org

History

Stop AAPI Hate was founded by a consortium of three groups: the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department (AAS) at the San Francisco State University,[1] under the leadership of Manjusha P. Kulkarni, Cynthia Choi, and Russell Jeung.[2] The consortium began its action in January 2020 as a response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Asian Americans, specifically news accounts of incidents of racially motivated violence. The group takes a grassroots approach to gathering data and providing these data to the general public and other advocacy groups.[3]

The group began its focus on incidents occurring in California. Their researchers initially analyzed data from the end of January 2020 though the end of February 2020 from news sources reporting on xenophobia and COVID-19. The group then approached the governor of California and the state's Attorney General's Office requesting that state agencies respond to the increasing threat of discrimination. Although the governor and others in government decried the racism, they did not form a reporting center. Stop AAPI Hate subsequently formed a non-governmental community-based reporting system called the Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center.[4][5]

On February 23, 2021, the California legislature enacted the AB 85 law which includes funding of $1.4 million specifically to support Stop AAPI Hate's website, analysis and research.[6][7]

The group operates a website which allows users to report an incident.[8] The website also is a clearinghouse for reports and press releases with data generated from the reporting.[9]

Time magazine has named Kulkarni, Choi, and Jeung among the 100 most influential people of 2021, for they "have locked arms with other BIPOC organizations to find restorative justice measures so that civil rights—for all vulnerable groups—receive the protection they deserve."[10]

See also

References
  1. McGirt, Ellen; Morris, David Z. "It's time to stop AAPI hate". Fortune. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. "About". Stop AAPI Hate. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. Takasaki, Kara (November 10, 2020). "Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center: A Model of Collective Leadership and Community Advocacy". Journal of Asian American Studies. 23 (3): 341–351. doi:10.1353/jaas.2020.0028. ISSN 1096-8598. S2CID 226967386. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. "700 Anti-Asian Hate Incidents Reported in Bay Area During Pandemic - True Figures Might Be Even Worse". KQED. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. Yancey-Bragg, N'dea. "'Stop killing us': Attacks on Asian Americans highlight rise in hate incidents amid COVID-19". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. "Bill Text - AB-85 Budget Act of 2020". California Legislative Information. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. Wong, Ashley. "California passes bill allocating $1.4 million to track anti-Asian bias and hate crimes". Fresno Bee. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. "Report Incident". Stop AAPI Hate. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  9. "Report and Releases". Stop AAPI Hate. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  10. "Stop AAPI Hate Co-Founders: TIME100 2021". Time. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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