Although there have been tensions, including those tied to colorism, between the Asian American and Pacific Islander and Black communities in America, there has been an equally long history of mutual support and collaboration between these two communities. How does anti-Blackness in the AAPI community impact the work of building solidarity with Black activists? In this conversation, we highlight our common ground so that Asian American and Black social justice communities can push forward our collective needs to fight racial injustice and other forms of discrimination in this country.
May 13, 2021 ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Building Asian American and Black Solidarity for Racial Justice in Today’s America
Panelists
- Sunu P. Chandy, Legal Director, National Women’s Law Center
- Vinay Harpalani, Associate Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law
- Sholanna Lewis, Director, Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Kalamazoo
- Frank H. Wu, President, Queens College, The City University of New York
Moderator
- Jamaica Miles, Co-Founder, All Of Us Community Action Group
Joint Sponsor: ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice
Co-Sponsors: ABA Center for Human Rights, ABA Center for Public Interest Law, ABA Commission on Disability Rights, ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty, ABA Commission on Immigration, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, ABA Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Diversity and Inclusion Center, ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, ABA International Law Section, ABA Law Student Division, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress, ABA Standing Committee on Public Education, ABA Young Lawyers Division
Resources
Presentation: Frank H. Wu, Vinay Harpalani, Sholanna Lewis
Asian Americans, Recognized at Last
Seeing anti-Asian American bias in all its ugliness
Racial Triangulation, Interest-Convergence, and the Double-Consciousness of Asian Americans
Can “Asians” Truly Be “Americans”?
DesiCrit: Theorizing the Racial Ambiguity of South Asian Americans
Ambiguity, Ambivalence, and Awakening: A South Asian Becoming "Critically" Aware of Race in America
Racial Healing Tools:
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