March 20, 2021
This week is destined to be a restless week for Asian Americans. On Tuesday (3/12), three massage parlors in Atlanta were attacked. 7 women and 1 man were killed, 6 of whom were Asian! Coupled with the recent intensive occurrences of discrimination and hate crimes against Asian Americans, this weekend, many cities across the United States will hold rallies and marches to protest discrimination and hate crime.
Everyone should take action, and Asians are not voiceless! We at DACA call on Chinese friends who wants to enforce justice and safeguard the interests of Asians to win their voice and support to be at Dayton down town at 1:00 pm on Saturday (3/20). The memorial meeting place is in Court Square: CountHouse Square, 23 North Main street, Dayton, OH 45202
You can also participate in other related activities, and there are also rallies and parades in nearby cities. Please wear a mask and maintain social distance.
At the same time, in the face of the Asian crisis, we will launch another online activity: Zoom Forum <Stop Asian Hate Stop the hate crimes against Asians! And how we can live safely>
Zoom ID: 8084288938; Password: 112200; Time: Sunday (3/21) 8-9pm; the organizer, the American Huaren Association, is one of our partners in the last event.
Reposting is encouraged, and everyone who recognizes the situation and values the future should come and participate!
The situation facing us Asians and Chinese is grim, but it has been a century of coldness, and accidents are an inevitable reflection of deep-rooted problems. After a series of stress responses such as rallies and parades, we still have a long way to go to address how to change the long-term predicament, how to protect long-term interests, and how to stand on a higher morality. Let’s work side by side with friends and people of common interest.
Best wishes,
Hongwei Yu
President of DACA, & Board members of
Dayton Association of Chinese Americans
本周对亚裔、华人注定是一个不平静的星期。周二(3/12)，亚特兰大一带的三家按摩院遭到袭击，7名女性和1名男性被杀，其中6名是亚裔！再加上近期各地密集发生的多起针对亚裔的歧视和仇恨犯罪，这周末，全美国各地有许多城市都将举行抗议歧视，反对仇恨的集会游行活动。
众人拾柴火焰高，亚裔不做哑裔！我们DACA号召坚持正义、维护亚裔利益的华人朋友们，争取到场发声支持。代顿 Dayton down 周六(3/20)下午1点的纪念集会地点在法院广场：CountHouse Square, 23 North Main street, Dayton, OH 45202
亦可参加其他相关活动，附近城市也有集会和游行。提请仍然戴好口罩，注意安全。
同时，面对亚裔危局，我们再推网上活动：Zoom讨论会 <Stop Asian Hate 制止针对亚裔的仇恨犯罪！以及我们该如何安全生活>
Zoom ID：8084288938；密码：112200；时间：周日(3/21)晚间8—9pm；主办者美国华仁协会，是我们上次活动的合作方之一。
鼓励转发，请每一个认清形势、看重未来的人都来参加！
我们亚裔和华人面临的形势是严峻的，但冰冻三尺已是百年之寒，偶发事件是深层问题的必然反映。集会游行等一系列应激反应之后，如何改变长期困境、如何保障长远利益、如何站在更高道义上，我们还有很长的路要走，有志于铁肩担道义的同仁们，努力吧！
祝平安！
Hongwei Yu
President of DACA, & Board members of
Dayton Association of Chinese Americans
2021.3.20 春分
