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aaPi urges government to Proactively

Prevent attacks on asian americans

Our Bureau and the Senate calling for the
Chicago, IL expedited review of hate crimes
related to the pandemic,” ,” said
API wants to express our Dr. Amit Chakrabarty, Secre-
deep concerns and an- tary of AAPI.
Aguish about the violence Rep. Grace Meng of New
the nation has witnessed against York, who sponsored the bill in
people of Asian origin,” Dr. Sud- the House, said she hopes the
hakar Jonnalagadda, President legislation tackles the “disgust-
of American Association of Phy- ing pattern of hate” that Asian
sicians of India Origin (AAPI) Americans are facing since the
said here today. In a statement start of the pandemic.
issued here Dr. Jonnalagadda “We thank and applaud Pres-
condemned the incidents of Dr Sajani Shah Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda ident Joe Biden for condemning
growing violence, and said, “We the hate and discrimination that
at AAPI, the largest ethnic tinction of any kind, in particular we join in solidarity with the mi- Asian Americans have faced.
medical organization in the na- as to race, color or national origin. nority communities and call for We support his call to do what we
tion, urge the federal, state and All human beings are equal justice and peace.” all as a nation can do to save lives,
local Governments to make all before the law and are entitled “We are saddened by the divi- working with each other, prevent-
the efforts possible to prevent vi- to equal protection of the law sive rhetoric and racial tensions ing vicious hate crimes against
olence against Asian Americans against any discrimination and that seem to be getting worse Asian Americans, who have
and all those innocent people against any incitement to dis- each day. AAPI supports the been attacked, harassed, blamed
around the nation who continue crimination.” Bills introduced by two Demo- and scapegoated,” said Dr. Sath-
to suffer due to violence, harass- While recognizing the pain cratic lawmakers in the House eesh Kathula, Treasurer of AAPI.
ment and discrimination.” and sufferings of the people im-
A coalition tracking reports pacted by the increasing violence
of racism and discrimination and harassment against Asians
against Asian Americans says it and Asians Americans, espe-
has received at least 3,795 first- cially in the past few months, Dr.
hand complaints since last year. Anupama Gotimukula, Presi-

Stop AAPI Hate began tracking dent-Elect of AAPI stressed on
violence and harassment against the need for education. She said,
Asian Americans and Pacific Is- “We commit to educating our-
landers in March last year. selves about racism that mani-
From then through the end of fests in our own community. We
2020, Stop AAPI Hate received will work to address racism and
a total of 3,292 complaints from health disparities through poli-
all 50 states and Washington, cy and by working with affected
DC, according to a Stop AAPI communities and the healthcare
Hate news release. There were providers who serve them. Our
at least 503 anti-Asian hate in- fate is linked to the fate of our
cidents reported between Janu- fellow citizens, and our work
ary 1 and February 28 according must include lifting up and sup-
to the group’s latest report, re- porting all the communities so
leased last week. we can all thrive.”
Quoting the United Nations “We stand in solidarity with
Universal Declaration of Human peaceful protestors across the
Rights, Dr. Sajani Shah, Chair of nation condemning the increas-
AAPI BOT, said, “AAPI recog- ing violence and harassment
nizes that all human beings are against some minority groups,”
born free and equal in dignity said Dr. Ravi Kolli, Vice Presi-
and rights and that everyone is dent of AAPI. “As immigrants to
entitled to all the rights and free- the U.S., our families may not al-
doms set out therein, without dis- ways understand this history, but

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