“Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother: We need to talk.”
So begins an open letter that was drafted by hundreds of Asian Americans and addressed to their families to explain the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. It was a crowd-sourced effort that took place in July completely online through a Google document, and the letter has so far been translated to over 20 languages including Korean.
“I support the Black Lives Matter movement,” the letter reads. “Part of that support means speaking up when I see people in my community — or even my own family — say or do things that diminish the humanity of Black Americans in this country.
“I am telling you this out of love,” the letter continues, “because I don’t want this issue to divide us. I’m asking that you try to empathize with the anger and grief of the fathers, mothers, and children who have lost their loved ones to police violence…”
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