As a white male therapist, I could very easily just gloss over the recent hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, but the reality is that being silent is complicit racism.
Microaggressions, macroaggressions, and violence against AAPI have sadly been occurring non-stop before the pandemic. It is a part of our history in the U.S.A.
Please check out: https://stopaapihate.org/
I commit to doing my work to learn more about how Asian Americans from different cultures have been affected. The work is lifelong for all Caucasians and people who are not AAPI.
We must not diminish or assume that AAPI friends, colleagues, family members, and clients are doing well or will do well after a certain period of time. The events in Atlanta were awful and were hate crimes.
But there is a long history of oppression, hatred, and assumptions that needs to stop and be addressed.
I stand with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to Stop AAPI Hate.
Sincerely,
Patrick Tully
