Welcome back to another episode of Asian Lifing. While it is May and a month to celebrate our Asian American Identity as part of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it's also important to addressed recent events targeting our community and who we are. The Asian American community as a whole have been going through a time of collective grief following a year of rising and ongoing hate crimes, racial tensions, fear, and even mental health crisis amidst the pandemic. Its definitely been an emotionally, physically, and mentally draining time for Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and many Asians around the world, who've been facing violent attacks in a surge of racism and xenophobia. Whether it is seeing another Asian on the news or social media, who've been experiencing these unfortunate events, we can picture our own family, mom, dad, grandparents, friends, and significant others as a potential target that makes us all unsafe and living with fear. Now more than ever, we must come together, share our stories, speak up, and create a safe space for one another. In today's episode, I have brought on another special guest and a friend of mine, Jamila Ha @jamzilla22, who will be discussing her thoughts on the rising hate crimes, mental health, and self-care as a Vietnamese/Asian American woman. Come join us in our discussion as we hope this episode can be a safe space for others to connect, reflect, and come together.
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