The horror over the killing of several Asian women in Georgia has called attention to the anti-Asian violence and discrimination happening all over the country since the start of the pandemic — and from well before that. We discuss the ways in which Asians face prejudice and racism, what the situation is in Maine, and what it will take to address injustice and hate.
Guests
Marpheen Chann, development, communications and education associate at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine; president, Cambodian Community Association of Maine; writer, social justice activist
Tae Chong, Portland City Councilor; director of social enterprise and workforce development at Catholic Charities Maine
Grace Valenzuela, executive director, communications and community partnerships, Portland Public Schools
Aaron Frey, Maine attorney general
Rep. Chellie Pingree, representing Maine’s 1st Congressional District
Ben Chin, deputy director, Maine People’s Alliance
Xiaorong Horton, real estate agent, originally from China, living in the Bangor area
Resources
- The pandemic appears to have sparked a rise in anti-Asian bigotry
- Asian Americans in Atlanta stunned by shootings as advocates demand action: ‘Everyone has heard enough words’
- Anti-Asian Attacks Rise During Pandemic. Read NPR's Stories On The Surge In Violence
- Anti-Asian hate hearing gets emotional: 'We will not let you take our voice away'
- Ben Chin, Targeted With 'Ho Chi Chin' Signs, Loses Mayoral Runoff
- 75-year-old Chinese woman who fought off attacker in SF to give $900,000 GoFundMe to combat racism
- Man accused of attacking Asian woman and her daughter in Portland charged with hate crime
