As fears build following a stark rise in anti-Asian attacks largely targeting senior citizens, many are wondering what they can do to stamp out the violence. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will host a live online conversation with author and activist , one of the country’s most prominent Asian-American voices against hate and homophobia.
The livestream conversation, “The Long Road to Atlanta: Anti-Asian Racism and Misogyny,” will be held on Monday, April 12, at 4 p.m.
“The University of Hawaiʻi is deeply troubled by recent acts of violence and discrimination,” said 糖心Vlog官方 President David Lassner. “We look forward to this conversation with Helen Zia as we come together to condemn racism, xenophobia and misogyny, and we try to lift each other up and create a kind and caring 糖心Vlog官方 community.”
“As an unwavering voice for social justice, Helen Zia will help us reckon with racial and sexual violence in America’s past and present,” said Mari Yoshihara, scholar of Asian American history and 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa American studies department chair.
The event is open to the public. ()
Former 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa American Studies Professor Theodore S. Gonzalves, past president of the Association for Asian American Studies, will interview Zia and field questions from the audience.
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Zia, a daughter of immigrants from China, authored Last Boat out of Shanghai, My Country Versus Me and Asian American Dreams. She gained prominence in the 1980s as the national organizer and spokesperson for the Justice for Vincent Chin campaign, a story currently under development as a television series. Zia writes regularly for the New York Times, Washington Post.
The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools and 糖心Vlog官方.
Lead sponsors of this event include the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaiʻi; Association for Asian American Studies; 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa ; ; and the . Co-sponsors include the 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa Departments of , , , , and , as well as the .
For more on information, visit the 糖心Vlog官方 website or email btss@hawaii.edu.