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Abstract As the Co-Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, Cynthia Choi and her organization has played an integral role in running the Stop AAPI Hate task force during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout her career, Choi has been working extensively in non-profit sectors focusing on issues ranging from immigrant rights to gender-based violence and reproductive justice. According to Choi, her current organization CAA advocates for systemic changes in the fields of educational equality, immigrant...

Abstract An Asian Americans studies professor from the San Francisco State University and a fifth generation Asian American, Russel Jeung speaks about his integral role in the Stop AAPI Hate task force, a hate crime and incident reporting initiative which started during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.. Since then, Professor Jeung has been intensely devoted to this project, whether it be engaging with the other directors in daily meetings or receiving dozens of requests for speaking. One...