AAPI 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
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAO)
Support Programs & Offices for Students
CRC: Scarlet Safe Walk (9pm to Midnight)
BUSM Crime Prevention & Campus Safety
External Resources:
UConn AAASI: Mental Wellness Activity Book for Asian Americans
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance: Covid-19 Information
Online Counseling Programs: How to Protect Your Mental Health While Fighting Racial Injustice
Online Counseling Programs: Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color
Asian American Organizing Project
Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit
Resources — The AAPI COVID-19 Project
Asian American Discrimination and Substance Abuse
- Asian Americans Against Violence: Stand Against Hatred
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Stop Hate Project
- Hate Crime Reporting: Stop AAPI Hate
- Mental Health Support for Asian Americans
- #HateIsAVirus Movement
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.