At the top of the pandemic, when former reality show host Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as the “China Virus” and “Kung Flu”, violence and harassment against Asians and Asian Americans started to surge. This all came to a head on March 16 when Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Grant, Suncha Kim and Yong Ae Yue were senselessly murdered by a man who, according to authorities was “having a bad day” when it was clear as day that this was a hate crime.
Featured CAA Amplify Town Hall speakers and appearances, among others, will include:
Actor and Co-Founder of RUN AAPI, Chloe Bennet
President of Anthem of Us, Anurima Bhargava
Writer and Cultural Strategist, Jeff Chang
Founding Partner of Stop AAPI Hate and Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, Cynthia Choi
Academy Award-Nominated and Grammy Award-Winning singer and songwriter, H.E.R.
Co-Founder of The Hundreds, Bobby Hundreds
Playwright and Screenwriter, David Henry Hwang
Co-Founder of RUN AAPI, Brad Jenkins
Actor, Minari, Alan Kim
Most Decorated U.S. Figure Skater, Michelle Kwan
Artistic Director of The Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah
U.S. Congressman (D – Los Angeles County), Ted W. Lieu
Journalist, Lisa Ling
Actor, Author, and Activist, Simu Liu
Founder and CEO of Rise, Amanda Nguyen
Actor, Author, and Co-Founder of ActToChange.org, Maulik Pancholy
Tony and Grammy Award-Nominated Actor, Emily in Paris, Ashley Park
President and CEO of TIME’S UP Foundation and TIME’S UP Now, Tina Tchen
Actor and Producer, Raya and the Last Dragon, Kelly Marie Tran
Actor, Advocate, and Producer, DeWanda Wise
Comedian, Writer, and Actor, Jenny Yang