Since 2021, members and allies of the AAPI community have banded together around the #StopAsianHate movement ignited by a video produced by activist Amanda Nguyen. She called on media organizations to report the 150% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes following the Covid-19 pandemic, and, by using her voice, she has inspired others to take to the streets. Amanda’s activism has always focused on the intersection of race and gender. In 2014, she founded Rise, a civil rights organization that helped pass the Sexual Assault Survivor’s Rights Act through congress. She chose the name Rise to “remind us that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can rise up and change the world.”
