The Chinese Progressive Association stands in solidarity with black communities fighting for justice and freedom. We demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many others who have been killed by police and racist violence. Our hearts are broken for the families who will not see their children achieve their dreams or grow old, and for the children who will not grow up with their parents.
As Chinese immigrants, we know that racism and exploitation run deep in this country. For hundreds of years, our families were banned from immigrating to this country. Many of us have been turned away from good jobs because our English wasn’t good enough or have been told to go “back home” when we were born in this country and have worked to make this country our home. Before the pandemic, our community was already feeling unsafe and insecure, and over the last few months, we have seen the harm, violence, and pain of anti-Asian racism. Many of us have stood up against this and called to account those who seek to blame us for the pandemic. While we experience this fear in cycles that rise and fall, it is important to remember that Black people in this country live with the violence of racism daily.
