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Celebrate Diversity Month

April is Celebrate Diversity Month, started in 2004 to recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us all. By celebrating differences and similarities during this month, organizers hope that people will get a deeper understanding of each other.

We are also highlighting Asian Americans in response to the recent outbreak of anti-Asian violence across the country. Below, you will find resources including books, podcasts, and resource pages to help you and your colleagues address these issues in your personal and professional lives.

CELEBRATE DIVERSITY MONTH >>

Anti-Racism Resources for Asian Americans

This document compiles various articles and resources for the purpose of educating Asian Americans on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history, black solidarity, and anti-black racism.

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR ASIAN AMERICANS >>

Anti-Asian Violence Resources
Anti-Asian racism and violent attacks on Asian elderly have only increased in recent months. Since COVID-19 became news in the United States, hate speech and violence against the AAPI community has run rampant. Unfortunately, many of these incidents are not being reported and are invisible to major media outlets. We hope to change this by offering the following resources with our community.

ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE RESOURCES >>

Anti-Racism Resources for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community
The Cornell University Asian American Studies Program has pooled a list of resource links for self-care, teaching resources, and general advocacy for the AAPI community.

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR THE AAPI COMMUNITY >>

Watch

Videos, Shows & Films

Asian Americans | Docuseries by PBS

Race in America: History Matters with Erika Lee & Helen Zia | The Washington Post

Stop the Hate: The Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans | ABC News

“Asian Americans are Dealing With a Wave of Bigotry and Assaults Because of Coronavirus” | Vice

Listen

Dear Asian Americans

Liz Kleinrock | Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator

Suggested: Episode 98 w/ Liz Kleinrock

Dear Asian Americans is a podcast for and by Asian Americans, focusing on authentic storytelling rooted in origin, identity, and legacy. Host Jerry Won brings on guests from diverse backgrounds and career paths to celebrate, support, and inspire the Asian American community. New episodes air every Tuesday across all major platforms.

LISTEN NOW >>>

Asian Boss Girl

**Tammy Cho & Michelle Hanabusa | Co-founders of Hate is A Virus #StopAsianHate**

Suggested: Episode 104

A podcast for the modern day Asian American woman hosted by Melody Cheng, Helen Wu, & Janet Wang. It's no secret that Asian women are lacking in almost all media outlets, and those who are present mostly represent the fashion, beauty, or blogging industries.

LISTEN NOW >>>

Read

Articles

Yellow Peril!: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear | John Kuo Wei Tchen and Dylan Yeats

What You Can Do to Fight Violence and Racism Against Asian Americans | NPR

How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism | NPR

History of the Term Model Minority Myth | University of Washington

America’s Long History of Scapegoating Asian Citizens | National Geographic

‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians and Blacks | NPR

It’s a Myth That Asian-Americans Are Doing Well in the Pandemic | Scientific American

There is no anti-racist movement without fighting anti-Asian discrimination | The Boston Globe

Biden signs memorandum to combat bias incidents toward Asian Americans | NBC News

Anti-Asian Resources in Support of the AAPI Community | NBC News

Book List

The Chinese in America by Iris Chang

The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee

A New History of Asian America by Shelley Sang-Hee Lee

Unraveling the “Model Minority” Stereotype: Listening to Asian American Youth by Stacey J. Lee

This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism by Don Lemon

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

Asian Americans in Politics by Andrew Aoki and Okiyoshi Takeda

The Body Papers by Grace Talusan

Unsettled: Cambodian Refugees in the New York City Hyperghetto by Eric Tang

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Asian American Dreams by Helen Zia

The Last Boat of Shanghai by Helen Zia

The University of Texas at Austin

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Anthony Collier ’22 Elected Chair of National Black Law Students Association

Congratulations to Anthony Collier, Texas Law ’22, for being elected Chair of National Black Law Students Association, a 6000-member group and the largest student-run nonprofit in the nation. Collier is also Texas Law’s SBA President and a member of the Justice Center Advisory Board.

ANTHONY COLLIER >>

Video Lectures

Still Hidden Figures: Black Women in the Workplace

Recordings from the 35th Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights

BLACK WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE >>

Peniel Joseph Discusses Dual Biography on Malcolm X and MLK

The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at UT Austin caught up with Joseph, the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, during his book tour to learn more about the contrasting and, at times, overlapping political ideologies of Malcolm X and King—and how they both brought the sword and the shield to the fight for Black freedom and equality.

WATCH NOW >>

Academic Courses

Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History

By James D. Anderson | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera

Learners will deepen their understanding and appreciation of ways in which race, ethnicity and cultural diversity have shaped American institutions, ideology, law, and social relationships from the colonial era to the present.

RACE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY >>

From Freedom Rides to Ferguson:

Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement

By Bernard LaFayette, Jr. | Emory University via Coursera

The Modern Civil Rights Movement is a significant landmark in United States history. This movement was a struggle for human rights directly challenging the nation to extend its democratic principles to African Americans and all peoples. This course sheds light on the often overlooked strategic planning that supported the direction of the events and is told by a voice intimately involved in the organization of movement—Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

FROM FREEDOM RIDES TO FERGUSON >>

View more useful resources from previous updates:

February 2021 Update

June 2020 Update

July 2020 Update

September 2020 Update

We add our voice and support to the work, words, and ideals expressed by many others in The University of Texas community:

Dean Ward Farnsworth, School of Law

Interim President Jay Hartzell, University of Texas at Austin

UT Coalition of Diversity and Inclusion Officers

Dr. Leonard N. Moore, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

Interim Dean Lillian F. Mills, McCombs School of Business

McCombs School of Business, Ethics Unwrapped—Implicit Bias

Dean Jay Bernhardt, Moody College of Communication

Dean Sharon L. Wood, Cockrell School of Engineering

Dean Angela Evans, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Ks

Austin Organizations Helping Push Anti-Racist Initiatives:

African American Youth Harvest Foundation

Austin Black Pride

Austin Justice Coalition

Austin Area Urban League

Black Mamas ATX

Creative Action

Interfaith Action of Central Texas

MEASURE

NAACP Austin

Six Square

Texas Appleseed

Texas Civil Rights Project

National Organizations:

Antiracism Center

Audre Lorde Project

Black Lives Matter

Black Women's Blueprint

Color of Change

Colorlines

Equal Justice Initiative

Families Belong Together

Law for Black Lives

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

MPower Change

Muslim Girl

NAACP

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

National Domestic and Workers Alliance

RAICES

Showing Up For Racial Justice

SisterSong

Southern Poverty Law Center

United We Dream