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 specific way Professor Jeung and his team contributes to this task force is quantifying and analyzing these reports for metrics such as factors that lead to racism and in which geographic location are Asian Americans most vulnerable. During this interview, Professor Jeung also divulged some of his passionate views on the Model Minority myth. Specifically, he remarks that not only do Asians have to distance themselves from this narrative, but more importantly they must focus on other critical topics such as gentrification, homelessness, domestic violence and other attacks on the community. During these difficult times, Professor Jeung finds strengths in his faith and family as well as within the network of community partners with which Stop AAPI Hate works.