Statement on Stop Asian Hate

CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES，UCLA
BOX 951487, 11381 Bunche Hall
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90095-1487
PHONE：（310）825-8683
https://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/home

March 23, 2021

Over the past few years there has been a sharp escalation in hate speech, hate crimes, and other forms of harassment against members of the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander community in the United States. These examples of hate speech, violence and discrimination come in many forms, from political leaders using racist language in referring to coronavirus and violence against Asian women to the brutal and senseless attacks against Asians and members of the Asian American community in the Los Angeles, the Bay Area, New York, Atlanta, and elsewhere. These words and actions impact not only members of the Asian American community, but also have a profound impact on foreign nationals who are in the United States for work, study, and travel; they also contribute to a larger culture of hate, prejudice, and intolerance. We also strongly object to those members of the media and law enforcement who have failed to address the Atlanta murders and other attacks on the Asian community for what they are – hate crimes. Words matter. When politicians, law enforcement officials and the media fail to acknowledge these basic truths it exacerbates the original crimes and leaves victims and their families subject to a double victimization.

We the faculty members of the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, the Center for Chinese Studies, the Center for Korean Studies, the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and the Asia Pacific Center categorically condemn these acts of violence and incidents of hate speech. They have no place in our university and no place in our broader society. The student body of the University of California, Los Angeles is composed of 29% Asian Americans, not to mention the robust number of international students from Asia; Asians are not a “minority” on campus, they are the single largest ethnic group at UCLA. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and supportive space for all members of the UCLA Asian community, whether they be students, faculty, staff, and any other individual who steps onto the campus; we demand they be treated with respect, dignity, and be free from the threat of any and all hate speech and violence. We also stand in solidarity alongside members of the Black and African American community, the Hispanic and Latinx community, LGBTQ+ community, the Indigenous community, the Muslim community, Jewish community, and all others who have been targeted by hatred, slurs, violence and other forms of discrimination.

Beyond our condemnation of the hate speech and violence being perpetrated, we also commit to engage directly with these issues in our teaching, campus events, and public outreach. We are invested in making society a more just and equitable place; free from fear and prejudice. We realize that these changes start from within, and we begin this work as individuals, departments, centers, and programs, step by step, committed to ending the wave of hate against the Asian community and taking constructive steps towards a more just society. Change starts now. #stopasianhate

Please view our recent virtual town hall event, held on March 19, 2021.

中译本：

在过去几年中，针对美国亚裔、亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民社区成员的仇恨言论、仇恨犯罪和其他形式的骚扰急剧升级。这些仇恨言论、暴力和歧视的例子有多种形式，从政治领导人使用种族主义语言提及冠状病毒和对亚裔妇女的暴力，到在洛杉矶、湾区、纽约、亚特兰大和其他地方对亚裔和亚裔社区成员的野蛮和无谓的攻击。这些言行不仅影响到亚裔美国人社区的成员，也对在美国工作、学习和旅行的外国人产生了深远的影响；它们还助长了更大的仇恨、偏见和不容忍文化。我们也强烈反对那些未能处理亚特兰大谋杀案和其他针对亚裔社区的攻击的媒体和执法人员，因为他们是仇恨犯罪。语言很重要。当政治家、执法人员和媒体不承认这些基本事实时，就加剧了最初的罪行，使受害者及其家属受到双重伤害。

我们亚洲语言文化系、中国研究中心、韩国研究中心、寺崎日本研究中心、东南亚研究中心和亚太研究中心的全体教员，都坚决谴责这些暴力行为和仇恨言论事件。他们在我们的大学里没有一席之地，在我们更广阔的社会里也没有一席之地。加州大学洛杉矶分校的学生群体由29%的亚裔美国人组成，更不用说来自亚洲的国际学生人数众多；亚裔在校园里不是“少数民族”，他们是加州大学洛杉矶分校最大的一个族裔群体。我们致力于为加州大学洛杉矶分校亚裔社区的所有成员提供一个安全、养育和支持的空间，无论他们是学生、教员、员工，还是任何其他踏入校园的个人；我们要求他们受到尊重、有尊严的对待，不受任何和所有仇恨言论和暴力的威胁。我们还与黑人和非裔美国人社区、西班牙裔和拉丁裔社区、LGBTQ+社区、土著社区、穆斯林社区、犹太社区以及所有其他受到仇恨、诽谤、暴力和其他形式歧视的人团结一致。

除了谴责仇恨言论和暴力行为外，我们还承诺在教学、校园活动和公众宣传中直接处理这些问题。我们致力于使社会成为一个更加公正和公平的地方；摆脱恐惧和偏见。我们意识到这些变化要从内部开始，我们从个人、部门、中心和项目开始，一步一步地致力于结束对亚裔社区的仇恨浪潮，采取建设性步骤，建立一个更加公正的社会。现在开始改变。#停止仇恨

请收看我们刚在2021年3月19日举行的活动：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpNUIU3Bjos&t=9s

（美国华裔教授专家网翻译）