My heart goes out to the AsAm community, the Korean community and everyone who has been affected by the white supremacy that encompasses this country. With the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, I’ve been very on edge as I’m sure a lot of us have.
I am half Korean, but the majority of my family is not. To think that someone could just walk into my mothers business and murder her for simply being Korean, because they didn’t like the color of her skin, the slant of her eyes, or the languages that she speaks fills me with rage and sadness.
This attack was in the name of white supremacy and to call it anything else would be a complete insult to anyone who has been murdered at the hands of a white supremacist. They literally handcuffed this man alive after he had slain 8 people, 6 of whom were Asians.
This world has been degrading before our very eyes and the only thing we can do is take action. The government isn’t going to save us, and the police absolutely won’t save us. We have to save ourselves.
My friends and family shouldn’t have to worry about my safety, but unfortunately, they do. Thankful for my friends, family and colleagues who have reached out because I am truly drained. It’s 2021 and Black people and People of Color are still having to deal with racism on a daily basis and it’s literally killing us.
The best shitty advice I can offer at this point is to be prepared, stay armed, stay alert and if you hear someone say something sideways do not hesitate to check them. I can truly go on about racism in America forever, I can fill multiple pages full of the conflicts that I have dealt with as a half Asian woman being raised in this country. I can only imagine how it is to be fully. But saying that, that does not make my sorrow and anger any less profound.
So today, like everyday, I will put on my jade that my mother gifted to me and wear it proudly. I will scream until my voice runs hoarse and hope that my friends and family will continue to scream when I no longer can. I will continue to fight for injustices in this world and continue to bring awareness to them.