AAPI Student Resources

In light of recent events and horrific acts of violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, we have compiled a list of resources to support AAPI students in our medical campus community and help fight against anti-Asian racism.

Boston University Resources:

BU Today: Be an Ally: How to Help Fight Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia

Boston University Chinese Student Association: Instagram

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Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAO)

Support Programs & Offices for Students

CRC: Scarlet Safe Walk (9pm to Midnight)

BUSM Crime Prevention & Campus Safety

BUMC Public Safety

External Resources:

Mental Wellness Activity Book for Asian Americans

APALA | Covid-19 Information

How to Protect Your Mental Health While Fighting Racial Injustice

Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color

Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Students of Color

Asian American Organizing Project

Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit

Resources — The AAPI COVID-19 Project

Asian American Discrimination and Substance Abuse

Articles:

Boston Globe: For young Asian Americans like me, the rise in hate crimes reinforces a lifetime of racial trauma

TIME: The Story Behind TIME’s Cover on Anti-Asian Violence and Hate Crimes

The Conversation: The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from ‘yellow peril’ to ‘model minority’ to the ‘Chinese virus’

Truthout: The Asian American Reply to Pandemic-Era Racism Must Be Cross-Racial Solidarity

BUMC student organizations:

Minority and International Scientists Organization

Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (BUSM)

 

If you have any ideas for additional resources to support our AAPI community at GMS, please contact smfrazie@bu.edu.