Asian Americans and Antiblackness Cont. What we Should do

​By: Animesh, Connor, and Ondrea

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The Power of Conversation and Activism 

Now that we’ve discussed some of the factors that influence anti-blackness in Asian communities, our next step is tackling these problems through some different solutions. We’ve just brainstormed a couple, so we urge you to continue this process on your own. 

​The first step you can take is starting a conversation. It may not sound as flashy as other things, but when it comes to internalized racism, this is an important part to any meaningful change. Activism of other kinds is obviously good, but there also need to be specific conversations that engage with how anti-blackness exists, and persists, in our communities. These conversations are often hard to have – for all the reasons illustrated above – and are especially difficult with family members. But we cannot stress how important it is to initiate them.

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