反亞裔仇恨罪的備忘錄如何履行？ 華裔組織力挺費城見義勇為華裔女生！
美國亞裔教育聯盟強烈要求聯邦和地方政府採取有效措施，
以控制日益上升的反亞裔暴力和仇恨犯罪
2021年11月22日，美國亞裔教育聯盟（AACE）發表以下聲明，強烈要求聯邦和地方政府採取有效措施，以控制日益上升的反亞裔暴力和仇恨犯罪：
「AACE對針對亞裔學生和亞裔社區其他成員的暴力和仇恨犯罪不斷上升感到極度憤慨。我們強烈譴責11月17日克里斯蒂娜·盧在費城遭受到因種族仇恨所驅使的暴力毒打事件、11月9日鄭少雄同學在芝加哥大學被搶劫謀殺事件、以及許多發生在紐約和全國各地的反亞裔犯罪。
2021年1月26日，拜登總統簽署備忘錄，譴責並承諾打擊針對美國亞裔的種族主義、仇外心理和不容忍行為。然而，這一受政治驅動的備忘錄只把焦點放在特朗普總統對新冠病毒的用詞上面。它未能解決導致反亞裔暴力和仇恨罪上升的許多根本原因，例如削減警察經費和在新冠疫情期間不負責任地提前釋放暴力犯罪分子。
因此，2021年4月6日，AACE致函美國司法部長Garland，敦促美國司法部採取無黨派、全面的措施，有效解決針對亞裔社區的暴力、仇恨犯罪和系統性種族主義上升背後的根源所在。
不幸的是，在拜登總統簽署備忘錄近十個月後，反亞裔暴力和仇恨犯罪仍未得到控制。亞裔社區繼續遭受暴力和仇恨罪的傷害。因此，我們強烈要求：
1、所有地方政府都應該立即中止其削減警察經費以及從監獄提前釋放暴力罪犯等不負責任的政策。
2、在亞裔常常受到暴力和仇恨犯罪傷害的城市，包括但不限於費城、芝加哥、紐約和舊金山大都市區，市政府應成立特別工作組，採取具體行動減少犯罪，以保護亞裔社區的生命和財產安全。
3、美國司法部應向亞裔社區彙報其已經採取哪些具體行動來有效保護亞裔社區。司法部還需要披露它如何使用國會用來減少反亞洲暴力和仇恨犯罪這3000萬美元專項撥款的使用狀況。
4、司法部應該對費城發生的對克里斯蒂娜·盧的野蠻襲擊展開仇恨犯罪調查，並根據聯邦仇恨罪法起訴肇事者。
5、拜登政府應該對針對亞裔社區的暴力和仇恨犯罪不斷上升的原因進行全面的無黨派調查，公布調查結果，並採取效行動以解決所有根源問題。」
AACE主席趙宇空先生在發布聲明時說：「拜登總統簽署備反亞裔仇恨罪的備忘錄十個月已經過去了，針對亞裔的仇恨和暴力犯罪仍在上升。不幸的是，拜登政府把精力集中描述新冠病毒的詞語上了，所以未能解決這些暴力事件背後的很多根源問題，例如削減警察經費及從監獄提前釋放暴力罪犯。亞裔社區現在最需要的是全面而有效的解決方案，而不僅僅是玩弄政客的文字遊戲。」
美國亞裔教育聯盟
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費城種族仇恨毆打事件並致敬「見義勇為」優秀華裔女孩的聲明
11月17日，費城發生亞裔學生團體遭到另一非裔學生群體辱罵、圍毆、威脅等惡性事件。令人恐怖、擔憂、作嘔的殘忍視頻，在社交媒體廣泛流傳, 費城地區多個主流媒體均對事件進行了報道。
在視頻中，一位華裔女孩挺身而出，勸說欺凌事態。不料這位華裔女孩卻成為了新的被攻擊目標。多位非裔學生對其拳打腳踢，場面慘不忍睹。
對此，美國華人華僑聯合總會強烈譴責費城的種族仇恨毆打事件，並向「見義勇為」的優秀華裔女表示讚譽。
令人欣慰的是，這位華裔女孩得到了費城警局、費城公交SEPTA警局、費城市議員、華裔社區的關注與表揚。幾位肇事者也將得到應有的懲罰。
在事件中，費城華裔社區僑領以最快的速度發起行動，組織了到學校交涉、抗議，並在中國城的舉行新聞發布會。費城地區所有主流英文媒體，社區中文媒體平台等都進行了及時報道。
諸多維護正義的行為, 讓我們感覺到了華裔居民團結的力量，讓我們也體會到了正義將與善良的人同在，讓我們鼓勵華人能夠湧現出更多不畏強暴的英雄人物。
在此，美國華人華僑聯合總會感謝這位華人女孩「見義勇為」的行為，感謝各社團、機構、個人在本次事件中維護華人利益做出的貢獻。
美國華人華僑聯合總會
2021年11月19日
AACE Demands Effective Actions from the Federal and Local Governments To Address Rising Anti-Asian Violence and Hate Crimes
On November 22, 2021, Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) released the following statement to demands effective actions from the federal and local governments to address rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes：
「Asian American Coalition for Education is outraged by the rising violence and hate crime against Asian American students and other members of our community. We strongly denounce the brutal assault of Christina Lu in Philadelphia on November 17 by a group of racially motivated perpetrators, the heartless murder of Shaoxiong Zheng at the University of Chicago on November 9, and many anti-Asian crimes that have happened in New York City and around our nation.
On January 26, 2021, President Biden signed Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. However, this Memorandum was politically driven, narrowly focusing on President Trump』s use of words to describe COVID-19. It failed to address many root causes of the rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes, such as defunding the police and irresponsible release of violent criminals during the pandemic.
As a result, on April 6, 2021, AACE sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Garland, urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take a non-partisan, holistic approach to effectively address the root causes behind rising violence, hate crimes and systemic racism against the Asian-American community.
Unfortunately, almost ten months after President Biden signed the Memorandum, the anti-Asian violence and hate crimes have not been controlled. Asian American communities continue to suffer from the rising violence and hate crimes against us. As a result, we strongly demand:
1、All local governments stop their irresponsible policies of defunding police or releasing violent criminals from jails.
2、In the cities where Asian Americans have been often harmed by anti-Asian violence and hate crimes, including but not limited to Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and great San Francisco metropolitan area, the municipal government should establish special task forces and take concrete actions to reduce crime and protect lives and properties of their Asian American communities.
3、The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) should report back to the Asian American community what specific actions it has taken or is planning to take to effectively protect the Asian American community. DOJ also needs to disclose how it uses the $30 million funding appropriated to reduce the anti-Asian violence and hate crimes.
4、DOJ should launch a hate crime investigation with the brutal assault of Christina Lu in Philadelphia, and prosecute the perpetrators under the federal hate crime law.
5、The Biden Administration should conduct a comprehensive non-partisan investigation of the rising violence and hate crimes against Asian American community, publish the findings and take actions to effectively address all of its root causes.」
When releasing the statement, AACE President, Mr. Yukong Mike Zhao said: 「It has been over 10 months since the Biden Administration vowed to combat anti-Asian hate crimes. Unfortunately, the hate crime and violence against Asian communities are still rising. Unfortunately, by narrowly focusing its efforts on the use of words describing COVID-19, the Biden Administration failed to address many major root causes behind such horrendous crimes, such as defunding police and irresponsible release of violent criminals. Asian community needs comprehensive and effective solutions now, not just politically driven lip service.」
Asian American Coalition for Education
