AANHPI History Calendar

· San Francisco, California

Stop AAPI Hate Founded

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As anti-Asian harassment surged early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Cynthia Choi, Russell Jeung, and Manjusha Kulkarni launched Stop AAPI Hate, which documented thousands of incidents and became a national voice against anti-Asian racism.

Communities
  • Chinese American
Topics
  • civil rights
Event type
  • founding
Regions
  • pan-Asian
  • South Asian

Sources

  • stopaapihate.org stopaapihate.org/our-origins/
  • calstate.edu calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/government/Advocacy-and-State-Relations/legislativereports1/Asian-American-Studies-Stop-AAPI-Hate-signed.pdf

Also on March 19

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Dan Choi Comes Out to Challenge 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Lt. Dan Choi, a Korean American West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran, came out as gay on national television, becoming a leading face of the movement to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' (Shares Mar 19 with the founding of Stop AAPI Hate.)