Learn about the history of Asian American discrimination. While the Atlanta shootings represented the peak of more than a year of increased reports of anti-Asian harassment and discrimination, the tragedy was also part of a more than 150-year-old history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S. TIME selected key moments from Asian American history everybody should know.
Offer support and empower your Asian colleagues. One key point: Don't ask "How are you feeling?" or "Is there anything I can do for you?" as this puts the onus on them. Consultant and author Kim Tran suggests saying something more like: "I know the news is stressful. Can I help you with anything workwise?"
Consider taking part in a training about hate. Hollaback!, a global anti-harassment organization provides free online training sessions on how to exercise bystander intervention tactics in response to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment: Hollaback! Free Bystander Intervention Training (ihollaback.org)
