Los Angeles-area leaders representing Asian American communities denounced the federal enforcement sweeps they say are terrorizing hardworking residents and families.
Members of Los Angeles' AAPI community came out in solidarity with the Latino community in Little Tokyo on Thursday, demanding an end to the ICE raids.
Immigration arrest have been happening in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities around LA.
The surge in immigration raids across Southern California has spurred the area's Asian American Pacific Islander community to declare solidarity with the Latino community and denounce the raids.
“We will not allow our communities to be targeted, traumatized, and torn apart,” said Manjusha Kulkarni, executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance.
False evacuation alerts went out to millions of people during the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. However, people who speak a language other than English and Spanish may not have understood what was happening.
As wildfires burned in January, wireless emergency alerts provided critical information. But for many in immigrant communities, language barriers meant they never got the message.
The Stop the Hate Program continues to raise awareness about the importance of people uniting to restore respect for each other, embrace the strength of diversity, and build safe and equitable communities in California.
Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian. After COVID-19 hit, she was accosted twice in six months.
May marks the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
