COVID-19 Resources to Fight Bullying and Hate
Amid fears of the COVID-19 virus, incidents of bullying and racism against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community have been on the rise. Together, let’s fight the virus of xenophobia.
Join The Conversation With #CovidConvos
On April 3, 2020, Act To Change hosted our first virtual COVID-19 CONVOS: Rising Above Bullying & Hate with actor, author, and Act To Change chair Maulik Pancholy; Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06); 19th Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy; and actor Hudson Yang. View the recording. Also check out answers to some questions we didn’t get to in the live convo.
Our second COVID-19 CONVOS on April 17, 2020 featured Maulik Pancholy; Teach For America’s Sarah Ha; and actor, writer, and producer Randall Park. View the recording.
Our third COVID-19 CONVOS on May 1, 2020 kicking off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month featured Maulik Pancholy and professional basketball player Jeremy Lin. View the recording.
Report an Incident
StandAgainstHatred.org: Reporting also available in Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese
Stop AAPI Hate: Reporting also available in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese
What We’re Seeing
- Why I’ve Stopped Telling People I’m Not Chinese, New York Times
- How COVID-19 Inflamed Racism towards Asian Americans, The Scarlet
- Violence Against Asian Americans Is on the Rise – But It’s Part of a Long History, TIME
- Coronavirus Racism Infected My High School, New York Times
- Asian Americans describe ‘gut punch’ of racist attacks during coronavirus pandemic, PBS NewsHour
- ‘I Become A Person of Suspicion,’ New York Times
- Cyberbullying may increase during COVID-19 pandemic, expert says, Healio
- Surging anti-Asian hate crimes being tracked during coronavirus pandemic: “Things are getting very physical,” CBS News
- The Slur I Never Expected to Hear in 2020, New York Times
- Racists ‘Zoom bomb’ an AP Chinese class in Massachusetts school, AsAmNews
- In Houston’s new normal, different curve emerges: Outward racism toward Asian Americans, Houston Chronicle
- FBI concerned about potential for hate crimes during coronavirus pandemic, CNN
- ‘Anti-Asian racism has come roaring back with Covid-19’: Cathy Park Hong on being Asian American, The Guardian
- FBI warns of potential surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid coronavirus, ABC News
- This Is What It’s Like To Be An Asian Woman In The Age of The Coronavirus, Huffington Post
- Asian Americans face new coronavirus racist incidents from coast to coast, AsAmNews
- Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety, New York Times
- Racist Attacks Against Asians Continue to Rise as the Coronavirus Threat Grows, People
- Bullies attack Asian American teen at school, accusing him of having coronavirus, CBS News
- ‘Comedians’ Sign Racist ‘Kung Flu Fighting’ Song No One Asked For, NextShark
- Confronting Anti-Asian Discrimination during Coronavirus Crisis, New Yorker
- “Words Matter”: Asian Americans confront Trump’s Chinese Virus rhetoric, NBC News
- Congressman Ted Lieu: Trump is stoking xenophobic panic, Washington Post
- From Model Minority to Yellow Peril, NBC News
- The coronavirus and the long history of using diseases to justify xenophobia, Washington Post
- Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus, Teaching Tolerance
- On Virality, Corona or Otherwise, Synapsis
- The Isolation of Being Asian While COVID-19 Racism is Infecting Our Country, The Mighty
- As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Racism, TIME
- When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus, NPR Podcast
- Angry Asian Man Blog
- Crimes Against Asians Facebook Group, NextShark
What We’re Doing
- An Asian Heritage Month unlike any other, as communities resist racism with love, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Educators Take a Stand Against Coronavirus Racism, NEA Today
- Rep. Grace Meng on finding support in Congress while fighting Asian American bias, NBC News
- Sen. Warner calls on Justic Dept. to address coronavirus-related hate crimes, NBC News
- Coping With COVID-19 Crisis: Hollywood’s Asian Community Calls On Allies For Support As Coronavirus Misinformation Incites Hate, Deadline
- #HateIsAVirus: People Are Using Masks to Fight Hate Against Asian Americans, NextShark
- Red Hong Yi criticizes anti-Asian racism through series of art portraits titled ‘I am not a virus,’ Mashable
- Andrew Yang, Daniel Dae Kim Join #AllAmericans to Help Communities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, NextShark
- #WashTheHate Aims to Uplift the Asian Community and Combat Racism During Coronavirus Pandemic, People
- OCA and over 180 organizations petition White House and others for swift action on anti-AAPI hate crimes
- More than 200 civil rights groups demand Congress publicly reject coronavirus racism, NBC News
- #WashTheHate campaign
Resources to Help
- Stop COVID-19 Disinformation, Stop Anti-Asian Violence, 18 Million and Rising
- COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism, AAJC
- COVID-19 AAPI In-Language Resource, APIAHF
- Coronavirus Resources for Parents, Apple News
- COVID-19 Resources for Supporting Artists, Asian American Arts Alliance
- COVID-19 Funds and Resources, Asian Pacific Community Fund
- COVID-19: Stigma and Resilience, CDC
- COVID-19 has inflamed racism against Asian-Americans. Here’s how to fight back, CNN
- COVID-19 Resources Page, Equality Labs
- TEACHER VOICE: Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate — let’s separate the myths from the reality, The Hechinger Report
- Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment, Hollaback!
- Self-Care Tips For Asian Americans Dealing With Racism Amid Coronavirus, Huffington Post
- Asian People Are Being Targeted By Racist Attacks. Here’s How You Can Be An Ally, Huffington Post
- Coronavirus Racism, Iowa State University
- COVID-19 Resource Page, LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics)
- COVID-19 Resources, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- How to help struggling Asian American communities amid coronavirus pandemic, NBC News
- Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the Coronavirus, NPR
- AAPIHateCrimes.org featuring COVID-18 Toolkit: Strategies to Defeat Asian American Racial Profiling and Xenophobia, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates
- Learning Together During COVID-19, Smithsonian
- Historical Context and Tips for Educators, Teaching Tolerance
- Responding to Hate and Bias at School, Teaching Tolerance
- The Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit
- Myths and facts, WHO
You can also text HELLO to 741-741 for free, 24-hour support from the Crisis Text Line.
If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or chat online for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Outside the U.S.? Visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention for resources.