This statement was released by the NYU Libraries IDBEA Committee.
The NYU Division of Libraries acknowledges and condemns the anti-Asian racism and violence that pervade our communities, spiked during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and have once again risen to an alarming frequency. The physical and psychological attacks on our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are abhorrent and, grievously, not an anomaly. White supremacy and oppression are endemic and ever-present in our culture and communities. As a community, we must vigilantly denounce xenophobia, racism, and misinformation through our words and actions. We are particularly inspired by our colleagues and allies who have acted publicly to condemn the violence and racial injustice, including the following:
NYU Office of Global Inclusion’s Statement on Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia (04/20/20)
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association’s (APALA) Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence (03/03/21)
The White House Memorandum: Combating Racism and Xenophobia against AAPI communities (01/26/2021)
We invite you to contribute to and learn from these resources to inform our understanding of and action towards ending racism and oppression in all its forms.
NYU A/P/A Institute's message of support and resources
The NYU Office of Global Inclusion list of resources addressing anti-Asian racism
APALA’s 2021 COVID-19 anti-xenophobia and anti-racist information resources
up//root’s Letter to Asian Diasporic Library Workers
Jennifer Ho's Anti-Asian racism and COVID-19 (University of Colorado Boulder)
NYU OGI Program: Coping With & Contextualizing Anti-Asian Racism & Pandemics (YouTube) recorded on May 4, 2020 (1 hour, 18 minutes)
Additional related programs from NYU (YouTube Playlist)
We also invite you to find ways to become an AAPI ally using some of the resources below.
Learn how to prevent and disrupt anti-Asian violence through free bystander intervention training offered by the Center for Anti-Violence Education or Hollaback!
Report hate incidents through Stop AAPI Hate and discover NYC-specific resources to Stop Asian Hate
Contact your legislators and ask what they’re doing for AAPI communities (find your members of Congress here; you can also search for local officials here)
Patronize local AAPI-owned small businesses, for example:
Support your AAPI neighbors, for example:
Donate time or money to an AAPI organization working towards social and economic justice, for example:
Be aware of mental health resources that exist to support members of AAPI communities, for example:
Asian Mental Health Collective (especially the “Resources” page)
Racial Trauma Toolkit from Boston College
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