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Resilience Against Hate: The Rally to Stop the Violence Against Asian Americans
The Cleveland Observer, April 14, 2021 Excerpt from the article: OPAWL is one of the organizations providing resources for members of the AAPI who have faced these challenges. As OPAWL co-director Tessa Xuan said in her powerful speech: “As Asian, Asian-American, and...
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s coronavirus tweet left Asian Americans feeling disappointed in Ohio leadership
Cleveland.com, April 3, 2021 Excerpts from the article: Tessa Xuan, a Cleveland resident who is co-director of Ohio Progressive Asian Women’s Leadership, said Husted’s words are functionally equivalent to “China Virus,” a phrase which a vandal spray-painted on a...
Opinion: Actions, not empty words, needed to dismantle systems of oppression
Columbus Dispatch, March 28, 2021 Excerpt from an op-ed by OPAWL Leadership Council member Bhumika Patel: "The recent shootings in Atlanta and the meaningless loss of life the community has suffered leaves me heartbroken. I find even greater sorrow in how deeply...
Asian-American Women Lead ‘Stop Asian Hate’ March in Cleveland’s AsiaTown
ideastream, March 28, 2021 Excerpt from the article: The march came just a week after a mass shooting at three Atlanta-area spas in which eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were killed. Their deaths were profound in a year in which racism and violence...
Ohio Statewide Sign-On: Stand with the AAPI community against hate
Ohio Statewide Sign-On: Stand with the AAPI community against hate We can all fight back against anti-Asian racism by showing our support for a statewide Ohio letter to Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio State Legislature. OPAWL is asking our communities, partners, and...
Seven Asian Americans in Cleveland on What Happens After the Atlanta Tragedy and a Year of Anti-Asian Hate During the Pandemic
Cleveland Scene, March 27, 2021 Excerpt from the article: "Tessa Xuan couldn’t sleep the night a gunman murdered eight people, six of them Asian women, at three Atlanta spas. Xuan is the co-director of OPAWL, a feminist grassroots group of Asians, Asian Americans and...
Cleveland’s Asian-American community plans march Sunday to highlight violence in wake of Atlanta spa shootings
Cleveland.com, March 27, 2021 Excerpt from the article: “We really appreciate the recent resolutions, but resolutions are not going to stop people from being killed, or it’s not going to improve the quality of our lives,” Hui said. “Resolutions and statements are the...
State Sen. Tina Maharath addresses violence against the Asian American community
Columbus Alive, March 25, 2021 Excerpt from the article: Recent discussions among some in the local AAPI community have centered on taking steps to mitigate violence before it has a chance to take root in Ohio the same way it has in communities where Asian Americans...
Resources, Guidance About Anti-Asian Racism Following Atlanta Shootings
The Lantern, March 24, 2021 Link to article
Ohio State students join Saturday rally in support of Asian American community after Atlanta shootings
The Lantern, March 20, 2021 Link to article