#Stop Asian Hate

On March 9, 2021, Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to identify funding to expand the County’s Anti-Hate program in an effort to combat hate against AAPIs. LACAAEA’s letter writing campaign led the charge in encouraging other Asian employee associations to also show their support for this historic Board Motion.

“On behalf of the members of Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association (LACAAEA), we would like to express our unquestionable support of Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis' motion to fund and expand the County's Anti-Hate Program to combat hate against AAPls (March 9, 2021, Agenda Item No. 4, Funding for the County's Anti-Hate Program to Combat Hate Against AAPls.)

Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, there has been a dramatic and continuous increase in hate crimes targeting Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI), especially directed at the most vulnerable in our community. We strongly condemn these attacks that have become an atrocious reality on the daily news. However, we also bring to your attention that many hate crimes are underreported not only due to fear, but also because of cultural barriers.

We urge the Board to vote in favor to fully fund and expand The County's Anti-Hate Program, LA vs. Hate, as it will do the critical work of helping victims and survivors of AAPI hate. This is a dire need in the AAPI community that has been ignored for far too long. It's time that we focus on racism against the AAPI community in LA County. We also highlight the website www.StopAAPIHate.org that provides statistics of hate incidents in Los Angeles County.
As a member of the Los Angeles County of Board of Supervisors who serve the residents of County of Los Angeles, you also represent approximately 1.5 million AAPI (approx. 15% of the populace) in Los Angeles County that are part of the five (5) supervisorial districts. We urge for your advocacy and support in addressing this targeted discrimination by voting for the motion.”