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March 26, 2021

Dear all,

In the current Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders(AAPI) rights movement, we, as Chinese Americans, have no hesitation.

Today I report to you our work progress, strategic thinking, calls and initiatives:

< Part One >:

1. In the past week, under the first wave of the nation’s main demands for anti-hate and justice, we took advantage of the momentum and went out to the front line. And on 3/20, 3/21 our voice was heard by the local media such as Dayton Daily News and TV stations (available online).

2. On Tuesday, I will meet with Chinese school and other Chinese representatives to have a successful dialogue with a local school district. At the Zoom meeting, the school district learned about the crisis that Asians are facing and our activities, and listened to everyone’s suggestions. The school district decided a statement would be issued to employees, students and parents of the entire school district, addressing hatred and discrimination against Asians, and preparing for follow-up cooperation in the future. (The link to its official statement will be released later).

3. This is an encouraging and stimulating progress. Many parents have already contacted their school districts and started actions. There are many examples that everyone has seen.

4. Looking forward, it is necessary to realize that solving the plight of Asian-Pacific descent, seeking long-term interests, and having a higher moral right to speak is a process of long-term arduous struggle. Therefore, there is no need to seek the continuation of the news exposure. What we seek is to move forward step by step.

5. We call on all Chinese and allies to act as parents to send messages to the superintendent, school board, principal or teachers of each school district to express their concerns and look forward to specific actions! Everyone should take turns to form a shock wave. The news will end sooner or later, but our work will last!

6. Our suggestion: We understand that everyone has a different opinion and has a diferent level of English proficiency. Stones from other mountains can polish jade.  We can improve ourselves by accepting criticism from outside. DACA recommends that all parents who write letters share your emails with us.  Please send to DACA’s email at daca.dayton@gmail.com. We will publish in the future.

< Part Two >:

1. We recommend some important gatherings in the near future: First, the Huber Heights Culture and Diversity Citizen Action Commission (Culture and Diversity Citizen Action Commission) tomorrow Saturday (3/27) noon organized by the community Racism and solidarity rally in solidarity with AAPI community.

location: Northpark Center, 8281 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, OH 45424

2. Online activities include: an organization called re-imaginingamerica.org ( re-imaginingamerica.org ) launched an online “Creating a Community of Well-Being” dialogue, tomorrow Saturday (3/27) ). The specific registration link is: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/help-create-a-community-of-well-being-tickets-138284806579 details can be seen on its webpage.

Let’s unite for our common future!

DACA is always with you!

Hongwei Yu

President of DACA, & Board members of

Dayton Association of Chinese Americans

Dear all,

       在当前的亚太裔/华人权利运动中，我们Dayton 华人义无反顾。

       今向大家报告我们的工作进展、战略思考和号召及倡议：

 <第一部分>：

       1、在过去一周全国以反仇恨、争公义为主要诉求的第一波大势冲击下，我们乘势而上，出到一线。并于3/20、3/21上到Dayton日报社、电视台(网上均可搜到)等本地舆论高地，先声夺人！。

       2、周二，接下来会同中文学校等几方华人代表，与当地某学区成功对话，在Zoom会议上学区了解了亚裔正在面对的危机和我们的活动，也听取了大家的建议，学区决定对全学区的员工、学生和家长发表宣言，谴责对亚裔的仇恨歧视，以及今后的跟进合作。(过后会发布其官方声明的链接)。

       3、这是一个令人鼓舞和激励的阶段性进展，已有多位家长纷纷瞄准了各自学区，开始了行动，大家已经看到的许多榜样了。

       4、前瞻看来，必须认识到亚太裔/华人的困境解决、长远利益谋求和更高道义的话语权，是长期艰苦奋斗的过程。故此无须寻求新闻热度的持续(也不符合客观规律)。我们寻求的是一步一个脚印的、砥砺前行。

       5、我们号召：所有华人和同盟者，行动起来以家长身份给各本学区的学监、校董会、校长或要好教师发送信息，表达关注并期待其具体的行动！众人轮番上阵，形成冲击波。新闻热度早晚会散，但我们的工作将持久下去！

       6、我们倡议：各人认识方面有侧重、英文水平有差异，他山之石可以攻玉。DACA倡议各位写信的家长，把你们所发的email发出来(敏感信息可屏蔽)，供众人参考，其他人见贤思齐，我们一起前进！投稿请发回email，未来我们将结集出版或发布。

<第二部分>：

       1、近期仍有多项重要集会，推荐给大家参与：一是Huber Heights 文化与多样性公民行动委员会（Culture and Diversity Citizen Action Commission）明天周六(3/27)中午12—2pm组织的社区反种族主义和团结集会，以声援我们的亚太裔(AAPI)社区。地点：

 Northpark Center, 8281 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, OH 45424

       2、网上活动有：一个名为重新想象美国的组织(re-imaginingamerica.org)，发起了一个在线”创建幸福社区(Creating a Community of Well-Being)”对话会，明天周六(3/27)上午还有。具体注册参加的链接是：https://www.eventbrite.com/x/help-create-a-community-of-well-being-tickets-138284806579 详情可在其网页上点击。

团结起来，为着我们共同的未来！

DACA一直与你同在！

Hongwei Yu

President of DACA, & Board members of

       Dayton Association of Chinese Americans

2021.3.26

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