Hey, Friends! Jerel is back as a guest today to talk about the current movements to stop Anti-Asian Hate. Jerel honestly has one of the kindness hearts and genuinely optimistic souls to bring people joy and to lead people to Jesus, and I was blessed enough to meet him in middle school, and we have been pretty close throughout high school and college.
Jerel was born in the Philippines and has spent most of his life in the United States, specifically in California. We both grew up in a liberally dominated state, but we both ended up doing our own research and were led to more Conservative ideals. Even though Jerel and I have been close for years, we have never really talked about race or even how his personal ethnic identity impacts his experience.
I asked Jerel this week if he would be comfortable sharing his thoughts on the Anti-Asian Hate movements in the United States, and he was kind and vulnerable enough to share how he really feels. Jerel believes that these movements were founded on the good intentions of hate of violence based on race, but these specific movements and tactics are not the way that this problem should be solved. He believes that instead, we should be trying to unify over our hate for violence rather than our defense of specific race. Why? Because this hyper-focus in the media over advocacy for one race will eventually pass, and then that group of people will be forgotten. All people who are hurting should be advocated for. So shop at Asian owned businesses and donate to activist projects if you really want to, but what are some other ways that we can grow in our relationships with our community?
Jerel believes that the best support is being available to listen and growing in genuine friendship to build bridges between communities. If people are really passionate about their culture, they will definitely want to share it with those who haven't yet experienced the joy from these traditions and experiences.
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