https://stopaapihate.org/ 

Here are safety tips for those experiencing or witnessing hate incidents. These are from the website-  https://stopaapihate.org/ 

In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19, 2020. 

The centre tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

If you have time, please do check out their website. It has many reports on hate crimes and why this is happening,  learn more about anti-Asian history and look at the stats of hate crime (please note that this is just within the US), the correlations between influencers and members of parliament using rasict comments and the increase of hate crime, people's experiences with racism, links to press releases, links to news about racism and being racially attacked, how you can help and more! 

It also allows you to report any hate incidents you've experienced or witnessed (within the US). 

This website is available in 11 languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Tieng Viet, Lus Hmoob, Japanese, Tagalog, Korean, Arabic as well as English.  

What to consider when experiencing hate incidents. 

Safety First: Trust your instincts and assess your surroundings. If you feel unsafe and you are able to, leave the area.

Stay Calm: Take a deep breath, limit eye-contact, and maintain neutral body language. 

Speak Out (If you can do so safely): In a calm and firm voice establish physical boundaries, and denounce their behavior and comments. 

Seek Immediate Support: Ask bystanders for support or intervention.

Seek Emotional Support: Once you feel safe, take time to recover and reach out to someone to talk about what happened. Remember this is not your fault, and you are not alone.

How you can help if you witness a hate incident 

Take Action: Approach the targeted person, introduce yourself, and offer support.

Actively Listen: Ask before taking any actions and respect the targeted person's wishes. Monitor the situation if needed.

Ignore Attacker: Using your discretion, attempt to calm the situation by using your voice, body language, or distractions.

Accompany: If the situation escalates, invite the targeted person to join you in leaving.

Offer Emotional Support: Help the targeted person by asking how they're feeling. Assist them in figuring out what they want to do next.

Encourage those who experience or witness acts of hate towards the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to report an incident at https://stopaapihate.org/ 

The reporting form is available in 11 languages. Reporting incidents helps them understand what is happening and guides them in developing policies to advocate for.

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