Title: The AAPI Narrative
Naomi Lin
10th Grade
Granada High School
Alameda County
“This is a PSA about fighting for justice for Asian American and Pacific Islanders. With the increased tensions toward AAPI communities during COVID-19, hate crimes and anti-Asian sentiments have increased rapidly. This PSA sends the message that the AAPI communities need to stand up and use this attention and speak their stories and take back the narrative and create an environment of understanding between us and other cultures. It is my responsibility to use all the platforms available to me to push the AAPI initiative and not remain submissive to hate. I aim for a world where people like me can walk confidently and be proud of their culture and no longer live in fear of what others will do to them because of their race. I want progress for my race and to not settle for the current state of affairs as far as race in America. Thus, I contacted multiple AAPI representatives that I knew and asked for their participation in being shown in the video to show the diversity of Asian Americans.”