When Arianna Davis, the Senior Director of Editorial & Strategy at OprahMag.com, asked me to write about the #StopAsianHate movement, I said yes. This is the third piece that Arianna and I have worked on about anti-Asian attacks. I worked quickly. I reached out to Asian American celebrities who’ve been very vocal about the movement for their comments. I tuned into a Clubhouse talk with Daniel Dae Kim, Lisa Ling, Van Jones, and took fervent notes. In the course of writing the story, I couldn’t help but cry over the images and words I saw about what was happening to Asian seniors. I tweeted about my sadness and anger about writing a THIRD story, and it went viral. I am overwhelmed with the positive support, and floored that writers, journalists, and editors I admire are now following me.

Thanks to Arianna Davis, Elena Nicolaou, and Brie Schwartz for the edits to make it shine. Thanks to Stop AAPI Hate for the continued hard work that they do. And thank you to Henry Golding and Simu Liu for taking the time to write such thoughtful responses to my questions.

What You Can Do to Help

Here’s an ongoing list of anti-racist resources and ways you can help.

1. Call the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office to Demand Jay Baker’s removal: 678-493-4100. Email Jay Baker to let him know how you feel: hjbaker@cherokeega.com. (Learn more about Captain Jay Baker here.)
2. Sign up for free bystander intervention training to be an informed bystander.
3. Donate to the AAPI Community Fund, which distributes funds to trusted AAPI organizations working to rectify the racial inequalities in our society.
4. Donate to the AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund. Asian American reporters have been covering these horrific events—some almost daily—and we deserve to preserve our mental health. If you are in need of assistance, apply here.
5. Sign this Asian Americans Advancing Justice community statement to denounce what happened in Atlanta.
6. Volunteer your expertise for the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta chapter.
7. Donate to support Georgia’s AAPI community.
8. Read the resources page on Hate is a Virus and volunteer your time.
9. Follow these AAPI organizations on Instagram: @hateisavirus, @stopaapihate, @dearasianamericans.