Asian-American hate crimes & my experience with racism

[@jasminele]

thank you for this. ❤️

[@ceciliasegura3580]

MISS JAZZY I love you and I hope you’re staying safe ❤️

[@abtvdrjumme]

💖💖

[@bernice3767]

Y'all might not read dis but if u do thank u Ashley for making this video. Just today I found out there were 8 Asian Americans killed in Atlanta, GA. I also stumbled upon a video of an elderly who got killed for being pushed by some white guy in the bay area. All I can say is I was on the verge of tears. I myself am a Mexican American but have a lighter skin color so I am can be seen as a privileged minority and around my neighborhood of mostly Hispanics I have always seen much violence and poverty so that is all a result of racism. We must all educate ourselves and learn more about the history and root causes of our countries racism since it is nothing new. It is sad to talk about but also very important. I am a current 2nd yr college student(just like Amber lolz) and I know it is very difficult seeing all of this racism, pandemic, political climate escalate, so I thank u for voicing your opinion and experience. There is so much more I can talk about but I am working on myself to be more Anti-racist :) *And I meet u Jazzy one day @ SDSU lolz, we go to the same school, good luck!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Im also asian but I'd never been bullied or harrased when I was a kid. Just little mocks. My condoleances. My thoughts and prayers to those who had lost their love ones after what happened. Watching and supporting from Asian Europeans Community 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸 Including myself French Asian 🇫🇷🤝🇺🇸. Our devise : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity 🟦⬜🟥🇫🇷⚜️🐓🥖🥐

[@yayyjpop]

@#DROP ANGER 2021 racist

[@corrina9975]

I’m Latino and my family lives in a town with a high Asian population, my brother’s godmother is our Vietnamese neighbor who has been practically part of our family. It’s been so incredibly heartbreaking to see how the Asian community has been treated recently. I can’t even imagine the amount of fear that Asian ppl live with knowing that these injustices happen daily. I’m so sorry.💙

[@buttercroissant1278]

thankyouu😔♥️♥️

[@urmum3066]

As a poc (black) this whole issue reminds me of things I faced when I was younger and prayed would never happen to other minorities, I stand with the Asian American community in their fight and hope that things will get better very soon!! 💗💗

[@venyayerredla9281]

I’m Indian and I live in India. We can’t even wear the clothes we want (not even a little cleavage or shorts) because of men and we can’t even go out in night alone because of creeps. It’s honestly so frustrating. Also I was legit almost crying but when Andrew walked in srsly raised the mood XDD

[@jadekim9689]

I’m so sorry you have to feel that way this world is so fucked up, I wish women could do whatever they want freely without having to worry about their safety, no one should have to restrain themselves from being who they want to be, wearing what they want to wear, and doing what they want to do.

[@Iszabella-dz5ww]

Aw I'm so sorry! :(

[@sumanhemrom7112]

I am a minority living in India and i don't feel safe . The politics, the corruption and the hate is scary.

[@Lavender_moon151]

This is so true...as an Indian living in Indian and people won't even trust you most of the time.

[@sofia-rp4yz]

i hope you stay safe, i heard about the many of s*xual a*saults towards indian girls/women. it’s so sad and disgusting how people can do this :(

[@theRMYdaily]

*Its ironic how those who obsess over kpop, k-culture, anime, and Asian culture just for the “aesthetic”, go silent when it comes to standing up for the same ethnic group which brings them all these cultural influences...thank u Ashley for speaking up, it’s not only comforting, but seeing the fundraiser make a difference might be a small step, but the fact u took such a step on this platform is beyond mature... thank u sis💜*

[@norabeckwith2113]

Girl ik their hypocrites that's why i only like kpop for myself

[@ML-tm2ov]

So basically if I watch this video I contribute in the donating ? I’m not really sure how this fundraiser works

[@theRMYdaily]

@@ML-tm2ov watch the video but don't skip the ads since I believe the commission from them will go to the fundraiser, and to donate to the fundraiser you can click the 'donate' button and it should take you somewhere to pay online if you would like to contribute

[@ML-tm2ov]

@@theRMYdaily ahh okay thank u:)

[@zoey2496]

When I was in elementary school, I had a school librarian who was mocking Chinese music by saying ching chong ching chong.... I didn't even understand then and thought it was normal and he was joking then because I was like 9 but like now I know that is definitely not okay and such a rude and racist act!

[@emily.h08]

i hate that so many people literally like asian things but then they will be racist, ignore and stay silent about the racism towards asians, i’m also asian myself and i’m constantly worried about. i’m going on a road trip and i’m so scared if i’m gonna get hurt, i’m not that old but still anything could happen to me,

[@sarahh5574]

I’m so sad because it was so normalized when we were younger, it makes me so sad that I participated and was so ignorant how it affected others

[@zoey2496]

@@emily.h08 exactly!

[@zoey2496]

@@sarahh5574 yeah I agree... but now im glad that more people realize and speak up ab it

[@luvllye]

I really hate how normal it is to make racist "jokes" at school. I wish teachers would actually speak upon racism and help prevent it by teaching it to kids at a young age.

[@zoe-zq3iu]

thank you for speaking on this, you've explained everything perfectly. the unspoken and normalized racism towards asians is literally disgusting. i've grown up with it my whole life and it's sad that it's taken SO long for awareness to be spread. more creators need to talk about this.

[@rianpark8332]

I think the problem is that it's not just America, it's all over the world where Asian hate is normalised.

[@urmomashley]

True!! :(

[@emilyspeight1582]

Such an invaluable perspective, thank you for sharing this. I'll never be able to fully understand what it's like to experience this type of discrimination but you helped me gain perspective and I'm really thankful for that.

[@aksharagopi5144]

I'm so sorry for this. I am Asian - American as an Indian but have never experienced this so I cannot understand this pain, and I hate the fact that people have to feel scared that at anytime, their life, or their loved one's lives could get taken. For everyone that has been affected by this, I am truly sorry. Thank you for making this video.

[@LinhLuong-kd4mq]

The whole situation that’s going on in the US saddens me. As an asian living in one of the most racist countries in Europe, I know what it feels like to stand out from the crowd. Luckily, I’ve never experienced any physical violence or harassment. But what I’ve experienced, was verbal abuse either from strangers or even people I’ve known. People called me by inappropriate names like ching chong, dog eater, they yelled at me to go back to China, mocked the shape of my eyes and many more. I’ve never really stood up for myself, since I was taught to ignore it and rather avoid it than start an unnecessary conflict. As time flew, I got used to it. And that’s the problem. We shouldn’t get used to this kind of behavior. So thank you Ashley, for talking about this and sharing it with your viewers.

[@hanadulset5416]

Hi. I'm so sorry for what you had to go (and are still going) through. As a european from a predominantly white country i want to ask you some things if you don't mind. Which is the european country you live in? Do you know any other asian or of asian descent that live in other countries and their experiences with racism (i ask this because i don't know any asian person)? If you have travelled to any other european country, have you experienced more or less hate and racism as a tourist? Is there any european country that you think is more open to foreigners, especially poc? And how did the covid-19 worsen the racism? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, i've been wondering about these things for quite a while now, but i don't personally know any poc and i would really apreciate if you or some one else provided me with answers. Thank you

[@LinhLuong-kd4mq]

@@hanadulset5416 Hii, thank you for ur understanding :) It's okay I don't mind at all. I am fully vietnamese born and living in the Czech Republic. In Czech there is a large minority of vietnamese people, so I have a lot of asian friends and most of them had to go through racist comments while growing up too. It's not that bad now anymore, because older generations tend to be racistic more and the younger generation is more open and accepting. A lot of countries in Europe is more okay with poc, like Germany, France etc.. I think Czech people are more conservative (not all of them ofc, I have a lot of amazing friends). When covid started some poeple had some rude comments like "it's your fault" or when I rode in a subway or any other public transport some of them hid their mouth and noses under their clothes assuming that, because of my asian descent I have coronavirus :)). But it wasn't luckily that often. The situation now is better I guess, although there will always be rasists. Can I ask where do u live to? Hope u're having a good day.

[@hanadulset5416]

@@LinhLuong-kd4mq thank you so very much. I come from slovenia where there's not many foreigners (we're not exactly a promised land). In slovenia most people live in the country or smaller towns (the town where my school is has a little over 5000 inhabitants) so I'm not exposed to many people let alone foreigners and/or poc. There are some people here that are asian or of asian descent (adoptees). I don't know what they're going through because i don't personally know them, but i think (and hope) people are not treating them differently based on their looks, since living in a small town like this and looking different everybody has heard of you and got used to you living here. (plus asian adoptees are as much slovene as i am, for asians living here though depends on what they identify with). I can't tell for bigger towns and cities though. I've always thought that we are quite accepting to foreigners (well there's still some work to be done in accepting muslims and south slavs, but that's the typical balkan thing) and poc, but again there's not many so i can't tell. Maybe you get a glance or two more on the street, but that's just because we're curious that's it. I do think that you can still encounter racists here like evrywhere, especially with the older generation. Honestly i don't know where I'm going with this reply, so i'll just end it here.😅 Again thank you for your reply. I really apreciate it. I hope you have a nice day too

[@bandaqueenlove9134]

I'm so sorry to hear that :( The worst part about being different is that you get numb to people pointing out you're different and eventually you join into those jokes to make you even more desensitized to them. I'm in America (I'm black), but please know that you are resilient and beautiful just the way you are. Please don't believe what people tell you because you truly know who you are and your worth and value in society.

[@LinhLuong-kd4mq]

@@bandaqueenlove9134 Thank you so much for sharing ur thoughts with us :) u're beautiful too hehe

[@zj5866]

hi ashley I'm half white half chinese and it's really helpful seeing another mixed asian creator speak up about how this affects all types of asian people. In my experience my asian identity has been so invalidated that i feel desensitized to the reality of what could happen to so many of my loved ones. thank you for being so open in this video

[@sam-ko6vu]

thank you for being the asian american representation that i so desperately needed when I was younger. I’m so grateful that you created this community where we can all feel safe together

[@heliakahfizadeh3347]

I’m half persian half vietnamese, i live in Denmark which is a very homogenous country. And i have been exposed to overt and more subtle racism since i was a child, no one ever stood up for me, and i have let people walk all over me because i was afraid od being “difficult” “inconvienient” and sensitive.

[@clairdelun5521]

😔

[@lily-mei]

growing up as a half asian like you i never understood my culture and why everyone treated me differently, i always thought they were laughing with me and not at me. i was never exposed to my culture because my dad (white) basically had all the say in what we did, which is really disheartening. it just sucks that because of my race i'm looked at as a dog-eating virus and sometimes it can really really hurt. thank you for putting out this video and making me feel welcome and safe here :) protect asian lives

[@yyumiinn]

same my dad wouldn’t let us go to China because he thought of it as a third world country and then my mom just gave up on teaching me the language. i plan to minor in Chinese in college and I hope that, if it’s something you desire, you can find a way to connect to your culture soon as well

[@User-6661-o9y]

as a fellow chinese (who lives in asia), china is far from a developing country u shd honestly go visit! personally i think mandarin is realllllyyyy beautiful language seriously. its a bit difficult to pick up because the characters are all different its not an alphabetical language like english but u realise that every character has its own meaning ... if u can learn more abt ur culture i think thats great! sending u much love:-)

[@cq4851]

​@@yyumiinn it's so cool that ur planning to go to china for college! as the commenter below said china is far from developing and so different from what the media here portrays it as. im excited for u!! -from a fellow chinese person

[@lilyvii8073]

asian hate crimes are happening a lot in the uk too. i play a lot of asian video games and when i was telling my grandmother that the game i was playing was deceloped by a chinese company, she got angry at me and starting blurting out stuff like “why are you playing a game from china? they gave us covid!” “i hope it’s an online download, i don’t want anything to do with them.” it really hurts to see this, even as a privileged white girl. racism in general is awful, my girlfriend’s black and every time we’re out she gets called racist slurs. i despise humanity.

[@evangelinelee6219]

i am so proud of you for speaking on your experience. When you said growing up you didn’t see a lot of people you could relate to on youtube, i truly felt that. As a half Korean child i didn’t see people LIKE me, or even know people had struggles like me. So thank you for that! I’m sending you guys the biggest hugs (everyone reading this too) we gotta stick together right now.

[@loukol]

i’m ashamed to say as an asian american that i’ve been trying to turn a blind eye to these events. well, not blind eye but fuck it’s so triggering for me because my grandmother has been attacked multiple times since i was younger. i too have experienced much racism since childhood - almost everything you spoke about. my anxiety seems worse everyday, im here crying with you.... thank you for this. stay safe.

[@anudarie2758]

Yess even before this movement, asians have faced countless racism, it is extremely disappointing to see people acting like we are making big deal out of this or asian racism didnt exist before. Even when i was a child i visited some countries i have faced lots of racism. Bless you and your family

[@micagarcia2642]

when u asked andrew how has anti asian racism affected him and he said “greatly” my heart broke, because no human being should experience that but especially not a literal KID. this world is sick.

[@madebyymira]

thank you for being so vocal about this issue on all of your different platforms ashley! it doesn't go unnoticed

[@flonaz8452]

i just wanna say this video is so amazing. i honestly believe that you described everything perfectly. ive followed your channel for a while now and i love your videos. being a poc (hispanic, polynesian, and native american) woman and knowing the awfulness of racism and just the anxiety of society i definitely feel awful because ive realized i used to have this very awful mindset of the model minority against asians. i always thought they were better than i and also just in general thought they had life easier. however ive learned my mistakes over the last few years and i truly want to apologize from the bottom of my heart to the whole asian and asian american communities. that isnt a fair role to put on you all. i truly stand with you guys and your fight against racism. i wish you all the best and send you all my love not just during this time but especially during this time.

[@olivia-in-progress17]

I actually haven't seen a lot of Asian creators making videos on this very important topic so I'm glad you did! I made a video but it's not the same when an amateur makes a video and when a bigger more influential person makes a video. Our message is all the same: This is NOT ok! Thank you!

[@yourmom6318]

In our country I was kinda told how bad Asian people are and and I used to make fun of them , now as I’m a teenager I feel really bad about what I said as a child and feel bad for what my community think about Asian and black people . I don’t know why people can’t be nice towards everyone like we are human beings and at the day end of the day we all have rights to live without being scared of what might happen no matter how we look like . I’m sorry for what u had to go through and to other people who had to face racism .

[@OnlyMusic16]

This was so incredibly informative and emotional

[@gellichan09]

i recommend all fellow asian to buy self-defense tools. as sad as it is, we have to find ways to protect ourselves because as seen with recent events, not everyone will help if they see someone getting assaulted. i do hope bystanders would stop being bystanders and actually stand up against these atrocities.

[@kelseylelei]

thank you for using your voice ashley. as a poc this is extremely comforting

[@chioma2844]

I will never understand why people judge others because they look a certain way. I’m a black teenage girl but I still can relate to what you’re saying of feeling scared for your family.Thank you for making this video, I know it will help a lot of people out.

[@marissa3248]

on the one hand i'm hopeful and feel protected by my college, where my professors have spoken out against anti-asian violence (and in class we even looked at pictures of students from my school wearing school merch while at protests, which made me really proud) on the other hand I'm bitter because it doesn't seem like there is a widespread condemnation of violence against asians. so many people are silent right now because they don't think they have something to gain from speaking out. why does it have to be a transactional what-do-i-get-from-this kind of thing to want other people, including old people and women, to feel safe while outside?

[@anonanon2712]

my heart hurts for you. thank you for your video ❣️

[@deangeloellis729]

As a black man I feel and know your pain because I live it everyday.

[@humblebeginning7394]

Don’t worry, we stay united. Me and whole big family experienced the same racism as you did, like every single one of us did. It’s the law that failed us. They never care about us or take us seriously. I had a cop called me names and tells me to go back to my country. This was before I knew better or I would of filed a complaint.

[@folklauratales]

Seriously whoever goes out of their way to dislike this video are the worst type of people.

[@Yomens123]

Gotta be angry white people XD

[@ellegrrace]

I will never understand what it is like to be an ethnic minority being british white. This is truly heart-wrenching. In the U.K. it’s very indirect racism but it sickens me. I am so sorry you have been through this. I hope you stay strong. My boyfriend is Asian and it kills me inside when he tells me about his experience with it. If I ever see my Asian friend experiencing it you can bet I’ll be there backing her/him. I’m truly sorry ❤️🥺

[@annalan577]

Thank you for sharing what so many of us feel. ❤️

[@mochienn]

it’s incredible how ashley and amber are only half asian but the the fact that they just _look_ asian is enough for these things to happen. people are overwhelmingly ignorant.

[@mochienn]

+ watching amber’s ig story about her misogynistic and racist professor was heartbreaking and enraged me so much i cried with her

[@mariam-pj8ps]

THIS

[@mochienn]

@@arisakawano6396 amber’s professor called out her and the only other asian girl in their class and said something along the lines of “are u scared of going out now? are you scared of getting hate crimed?” which was both extremely disrespectful and made everyone in the class uncomfortable so she had to email him afterwards about how unprofessional he was being and explained everything on her ig story :( she was trying very hard not to cry :(

[@idcaboutfeelings5213]

I think there is missing a point here: it doesn’t matter if someone is half or full Asian/POC it still happens. There are no rules such as “if someone is half Asian/Afro-American/Middle Eastern/etc. then it wouldn’t happen” *it* *still* *does* . Racist people don’t care how many percentage of Caucasian you are, they will still look down at you for the percentage that you aren’t. (I just wanted to make that clear ☺️) Ashley is very brave to speak up about it! I’ve tried to hide it cause when you hide it, it doesn’t feel real, and when something isn’t “real” then it wouldn’t hurt as much. But it’s still real and still hurts. Even though many of us experiences racism, we would still rather be who we are, even if that means people will hate us.

[@yuelily]

i get your point, but i just wanna say that it doesn't matter if someone is "only" half or part asian, or full asian for that matter. just BEING asian is enough for these things to happen, and as an asian myself i feel absolutely appalled.

[@AlliVera]

Your experiences are so valid, I’m not Asian but I hope this video has encouraged more people to speak on it. Bringing more awareness is definitely what we need to make change! Wishing you & your family health, safety & peace of mind 🥺

[@urmomashley]

thank youuu!!🥺✨

[@buttercroissant1278]

Ilove u💗

[@marlonlo9661]

Sorry to hear that even young people are having problems with anti Asian racism. When I first come here in the 1960's, the racism was more in your face. Over the years it became a bit better, especially the time when Bruce Lee and Kung Fu were popular. But now with the Pandemic and some politicians blaming China, the racism has gotten worse again. Hearing you and other Asians speak shows that our society hasn't improve much in terms of race. I still hear Asian people say they feel they don't belong here, that they still have to swallow insults and racist incidents in silence and that stereotypes are just as prevalent as it was fifty years ago. Very shameful for a society that claims to believe in equality and democracy.

[@buttercroissant1278]

@@marlonlo9661 yesss

[@eliteslayer6280]

@@urmomashley It really hurts me seeing you like this. I hope you feel better. #STOP ASIAN HATE

[@oneirodynia8863]

So glad you’re talking about this and you’re very brave to talk about your own experiences

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

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[@VanessaNagoya]

thank you for putting this into words ❤️

[@darkra1entei521]

Asian women worship white masters

[@NoNo-cb6kl]

@@darkra1entei521 shut up

[@insertcacklingnoises5977]

@@darkra1entei521 nah cos she literally has an asian boyfriend

[@muskanshaikh7291]

@@insertcacklingnoises5977 she is also Asian brhh

[@EvaMeloche]

love you ashley thank you for making this ❤️ sending u sm love

[@sahanagopalan9383]

Yes ily Eva

[@amandaaivettee]

Yesss luv u Eva 💗#StopAsianHate

[@joana1684]

omgggg evaaaa!💖💖💖💖

[@leahsfieldnotes]

Thank you for making this 😔💗

[@urmomashley]

@Ape Kaspank no one is prejudging anyone as racist. However, white people benefit from how systemic racism affects minorities & they do not struggle with systemic factors that other minorities do. Maybe if you educated yourself, you wouldn't leave hateful comments for someone saying thank you for helping her get through a time when family and friends are literally getting murdered and beaten for being Asian. I usually wouldn't even interact with comments like this, but I really hope that you'll actually read through some of the resources I linked.

[@dopaemine]

@Ape Kaspank I think the main thing you should focus on is that even if you are white and may not treat people this way, other people in your community do, so if you felt even slightly attacked by what Ashley has said in this video just imagine how minorities feel when they are fearing for their lives and having hateful words thrown at them on the daily. If you feel uncomfortable, good, hold yourself& people in your community accountable instead of feeling guilty and intern leaving hateful comments which then adds to the problem.

[@abettertomorrow2945]

@Ape Kaspank this channel and its subscribers are trying to convince people that asians are the victims of systemic racism lol. They're also willfully ignoring the fact that the majority of these hate crimes aren't being perpetrated by whites. It's crazy.. and the fact that Ashley's raging SJW self has influence over thousands of young minds is actually depressing af

[@urmomashley]

@@abettertomorrow2945 “ Racism and other forms of ethnic hostility also serve to separate workers in the classic divide-and-rule pattern . . . The more that various racial and ethnic groups are pitted against each other, the less likely it is that they will be able to unite in a common struggle to oppse those with power. . . If racial minorities become scapegoats, they can direct attention away from the real bases for social problems” Do you realize that because of systemic racism, the mental health of minorities is largely affected, which can lead to violence? at the end of the day, white people don't suffer from systemic racism but ALL other minorities do. There is so much legislation within US history alone, that has had terrible affects on Asian communities to this day (Japanese internment, for example). Also, with minorities having less access to education & other resources, there is a huge wealth disparity between whites and all other minorities, with white families holding 90% of national wealth. What's actually depressing is that you won't stick up for others affected by blatant racism. Hopefully you can look into some of the resources that I linked.

[@abettertomorrow2945]

@@urmomashley oof this is some Ibram x Kendi levels of removing individual responsibility. Hoping and praying that you wake up one day and reevaluate your positions.

[@skinnygaybetch297]

As an Asian person, I find it so offensive that the same people who bully us and attack us also fetishize us, catfish as us, are weeaboos, like they literally want to BE us but can't accept that they are HURTING us

[@bandaqueenlove9134]

Right and also people love the culture only when those who make it thrive aren't in the picture.

[@buttercroissant1278]

Yeppp😔

[@yuyucontent]

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[@Ontarianmm]

Predigest isn't just putting someone down, but holding them to an impossible level.

[@DemonicRemption]

@gaga monsta As a black man who's a huge anime fan, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about too. That being said I should've known weaboos were doing more harm than help since they were indulging pop culture and FREAKING STEREOTYPES!!! I especially shoulda noticed since the same thing happens to us black folks with assuming we're all about gangs and hip-hop.

[@emmasalem294]

omg I'm literally crying while watching this I'm an Arab and I'm pretty sure people know how much we receive hate and calling us terrorists just because a group of people was like this and btw those people don't represent us in any way it's really sad how u can be judged and treated badly just from where u are and who u are :(

[@emmasalem294]

@트와이스 yeah it sucks to be ashamed from where u are just so people don't make fun of u :(

[@alexasunshine83]

As a white person I will never truly understand what it feels like to experience the racism that you and other minorities face everyday, but I want to say that I'm sending you love and just thank you for talking about this and sharing your own experience.

[@EnyaKellermann]

yeah thank you so much for sharing !!

[@emi-ye2hy]

yes thank you so much for sharing ash. im also a white person and i cant imagine what she is going through.

[@444ytb]

I'm white and I am poor and go to a mostly black school, I get called racial names and get bullied a lot for being white What do I do I'm only in 9th grade

[@vitos7483]

@@444ytb Lift weights and go to a boxing gym. If you are in the U.S your school should have free wrestling.

[@iisab333lla]

@@444ytb reminder that “hurt people, hurt people” meaning, they are unfortunately projecting the mistreatment them and their people have faced onto you. it isn’t right at all, so just remind them that you are just as human as they are. you respect them and they should respect you. show them love despite all their words. you are loved& valid. hope everything goes well.

[@jeoffreytoledo1262]

if we can learn how to hate then we can learn how to love too. always choose to be kind, always choose to love.

[@zoey2496]

THIS. is so true

[@kayleephen7559]

!!!!

[@majam7531]

I 100% agree with this, but I think it's funny that your profile picture and username is litterly Eren Jäger hahaha

[@april5623]

I agree with this

[@penglu4433]

@@majam7531 kmorning uy

[@NostalgiaMan]

We joined your charity on some of our content.

[@小天使-y1c]

I’ve been crying everyday cause my parents are threatened at their restaurant- but I’m 14 so I’m not able to be there. The few times I’ve had someone was being violent, slamming stuff talking about shouting. The police didn’t come till twenty minutes later and the person already left. Everyone please be careful, thank you for spreading awareness I’ve been through stuff like this since I was in 4th grade. People are genuinely disgusting, but please talk to your parents make plans, do research please

[@urmomashley]

I'm so sorry😭 I wish people weren't so hateful 💔 I hope that you all stay safe, I'm sending all of my love to you & your family ❤️

[@ellie1264]

Pls have something such as pepper spray or learn combat for safety issues pls be safe I’m 15 and just thinking about that about someone younger and their safety just makes me sick how can they do that.

[@daisytai7502]

praying your parents get through this safe and sound, hopefully they have things that they can use to protect themselves :(

[@annamae4806]

is there any way to support your parents' restaurant online? like a website or something? so many prayers for you guys💖

[@bellayellow7211]

I’m so sorry. No one deserves that. This country is so fucked up. Sending you so much love and educating myself!!! 💛💛

[@nightwalkersam5995]

As a black man, I couldn’t help but notice that the level of racism towards the Asian community Has been increasing. Honestly I just believe that there are people out there that want to hurt others because they are hurting inside, whatever that may be. Keep speaking the truth!🙏

[@madelinesoliven3462]

Thank you

[@blackfoot8975]

Media

[@Dr_Dooms]

i love black men and asians

[@buzztube1738]

Bruh your community participate in most hate crimes

[@tt.6133]

People have no right of “appreciating” our Asian culture, food, clothing, music, artists, anime etc if they don’t speak up for us.

[@rachelhardwick9578]

Also those people who practice/teach yoga. Unfortunately they can be racist and mean-spirited people

[@isabellavu3346]

exactly! and ppl can’t claim to be “anti racist” and not advocate for other minorities. anti racism should be inclusive and we must unite and be allies for one another against all forms of racism! bipoc solidarity is so incredibly important if we want to target the root of systemic racism...white supremacy.

[@sweetaener]

@@rachelhardwick9578 i'm indian, and quite honestly i hate it when a white person practices yoga, i dont wanna gatekeep or judge everyone who is white but a huge majority of them are racist, say we smell like curry and constantly impose stereotypes on us but then put on a bindi and talk about yoga and its benefits,,,,,,,,to indians? they look at us like we're all dumb, illiterate and have no common sense which makes me so mad.

[@484ABA]

the amount of people ive seen posting pictures of sushi and anime in the past week on their stories but act like none of this is happening

[@friedfishh]

200%!

[@liza6162]

I’m Chinese American and I’m so proud to be asian. We all need to stand strong together against these attacks on Asians. Thank you for speaking out!

[@tonyswe9463]

Asian unite

[@paolavzh]

i HATE how hate towards asians is soo normalized, i wish everything gets better :(

[@rachelhardwick9578]

Same. :( I remember how many “jokes” I would get that were supposed to be funny but were blatantly racist

[@TK-cg4ks]

This “normalized” rubs me the wrong way. All racism is technically normalized.

[@TK-cg4ks]

@@ssc6386 All _blatant_ racism is recognized and condemned. Micro aggressions are what’s normalized towards all BIPOC. Your claim is very harmful and anti-black. Racism against black people may be more loud and upfront, considering the black v. white narrative pushed for centuries, but it is not less normalized.

[@TK-cg4ks]

@@ssc6386 You don’t even have the _capacity_ to understand, do you? Anti-blackness is so rooted in modern society that you can be an ally and simultaneously anti-black. It materializes in viewing black movements as a hindrance to your own. You claim racism towards black people is “more called out,” as if black people didn’t fight tooth and nail for other marginalized groups that would rather take advantage of their proximity to whiteness than support any black movement. Racism against Asians isn’t normalized, it’s simply less loud and in your face. The model minority myth prompts Asians to feel like they have to take the racism and shut up, which simply isn’t true. By the way, I am a multilingual black woman, not Asian. Suiyue is a phrase, not a name.

[@madiseen5376]

@@TK-cg4ks I wrote a comment before about what that person said, but I was unsure of my own claims. I came back (after assuring myself) to restate what I said and found the comment was deleted haha. I was most def going to say that they were acting as though the racism we face is the same.

[@iwanthummus2248]

as a blasian woman I very much relate to being exhausted from seeing all the stuff on social media I spent all day yesterday just sleeping bc I was miserable abt it all

[@TK-cg4ks]

This happened to me too during the height of the BLM movement last year. It put me into a depressive state.

[@user-us7py1cy2k]

@@TK-cg4ks so many people had to take social media breaks

[@lavenderlock7568]

I'm a Muslim and also an Asian, so bam! Double whammy for me right there. *sigh* Thank you for this, btw.

[@loveapureheart]

I hope that you and your family stay safe

[@lavenderlock7568]

@@loveapureheart Thank you! I hope you do too.

[@mikudayo_biggest_fan3939]

im so sorry

[@flora8834]

Same girl, let's hope you and I with everyone are safe

[@karenrodriguez4924]

I really appreciate that Andrew tried to lighten up the mood with his Mountain Wallet

[@urmomashley]

he always tries to make me laugh if he knows that I'm sad 🥺🥺

[@emmzyjane]

@@urmomashley he's so sweet 🥺🥺

[@wom4nist89]

being a poc it’s annoying seeing other minorities hurt... white people literally benefit from putting us against each other. i hope you and ur family are doing well 💙

[@shotsbyjemmi]

Once I started talking about my issues as a filipino living in the UK and this person who happened to be a Black woman she said that the Chinese blame foreigners more in china (mainly black people) so that it's fine to blame Asian people for covid. What she said is true, there is a lot of racism in china towards different minorities but what she said to me had invalidated my own experience about the hate that I get. What I'm trying to say is that regardless of race we all discrimnate against each other no matter what. It is really hard for me to see things getting better anytime soon as Asian racism is so normalised everywhere but I know that I'm really fortunate that I live in a country that doesn't have many physical attacks against Asians and it really does hurt to hear someone near my age (Ashley) share her fear of being killed for just being part of the Asian community while I can only imagine what that feels like.

[@urmum3066]

@@shotsbyjemmi as a black person I'm so sorry that you had to experience, I really hope that one day us minorities could come together I'm peace, 💗💗

[@richardpapenapologist1703]

@@shotsbyjemmi as a black person, that woman is completely wrong perpetuating any type of hatred will get us nowhere. i stand for my asian brothers and sisters just like ik some of y’all did in the beginning of this year for us. racism has no place here and is never justifiable ✊🏾

[@thebettermariah7753]

@@MichaelMillerVlogs ok do you want a fricken trophy for that? As a white person or any color person you SHOULD respect Asians, as you should respect everybody else in regards to their race/ethnicities. Congrats on being a decent human and respecting Asians, however one decent white person does not over come the mass amounts of racism Asians and other minority groups experience from white people and their systematic racism. This is about white people. And if you don’t see that then you are part of problem, no matter how much you “respect” Asians. Check yourself.

[@wom4nist89]

@@MichaelMillerVlogs this was never about white people, this is about poc. who else benefits from poc against each other? white people. good for you for helping/supporting asian people but white people ARE the issue.

[@gahmay6502]

The fact that none other influencers are talking about asian hate crime except for ASHLEY. Like where are all the tiktokers with 37 million followers?

[@lawrence208]

FAKE NEWS

[@lawrencel2544]

@@lawrence208 fake news ?? What u mean???

[@brianna3320]

Gigi Hadid uses her platform to defend asian

[@lizard944]

@@gh4939 EEExactly. The signs should say, "Stop the BLM hate and violence against Asians."

[@jinheebaek6237]

As an Asian American growing up in a predominately white area of the capital region in NY I’ve faced so much racism that i’ve opted to go fully remote for the whole school year. I’m missing out so much my junior year because I can’t go to school, and I feel like the freedom i just gained to go out was taken away from me due to this. My mom doesn’t want me going out alone and I don’t feel safe going out alone:( Last week at walmart i was shoved and threatened with a knife,, luckily the woman went away but i fear for all of the other Asian ppl who shop there. These days i’m even worrying about all the asian/korean adoptee children in there area (such as myself) that i went to camp mujigae with who’s white parents haven’t taught them how to handle racism or who downplay the severity of what’s going on. I always felt like the area I live in was pretty good to me but lately I’ve been scared to go out. I’ve always faced racism from my peers at school but never out in public, it’s shocking to me and hard to take in.

[@jinheebaek6237]

@@ollDeadfishllo me: i personally got threatened them: it’s the media 🙄 lmaooo what a weirdo 😭😭

[@rileyx5464]

how is it even possible to be so closed up to what other people are facing. people are literally getting murdered and there actually others who say “it’s not that deep 😩😩” Especially... this is literally ur child ??

[@dykula5017]

im so sorry :( people are awful.. stay safe!!!!

[@pirateez5021]

@@jinheebaek6237 please dont listen to them im so sorry that you had to go through that

[@jinheebaek6237]

@@aditi-fp1eh i will do my best thank you!!

[@florencetian555]

Thank you so much for speaking up about this, Ashley. As a fellow young Asian-American girl, I have always been afraid to speak up when it comes to the racism I face in my own life, and the tragedies I see on the news every day like the shooting from this week. I know that your video will empower so many others like me, and we are NOT staying silent anymore.

[@madiseen5376]

it really irks me that they're saying the ATL shooting wasn't a hate crime when it literally fits the definition of it...even if he feels it wasn't "out of hate".

[@Sophia-gf5et]

you are one of the only Asian creators that are talking about this pressing issue. The fact that people think it’s ok to hate and assault other people SOLELY based on the fact they are Asian is just ducking terrible. The fact that you and others have to go through this brings tears to my eyes. I’ve learned so much from you and I’ll continue to stay updated on this issue.

[@NaomiTCOOKIES]

Yeah, I'm a bit surprised to see that not many other Asian creators, or just creators in general, are speaking up about this or at least doing those "donating X% of my YT earnings to Asian organizations". This is the time when we NEED to be speaking up about this.

[@arthyzlive3987]

no zhe aint. there many otherz..

[@xmuta]

Other Asian channels worship white people.

[@giaxalyse]

Although I will never understand your experience as an Asian American, I can definitely understand how traumatic it is seeing your people/people who look like you being murdered and abused and then seeing that everywhere you go (social media, the news, no representation in movies/shows and it’s just stereotypes etc) rarely do people tell us how to take care of ourselves and cope during such hard times. I still don’t have the answer to coping but I hope you can find ways to take care of yourself as hard as it is ❤️

[@kandie6283]

I Agree. Also The More I Keep Thinking About It... We ... The ones that are Learning About This Shouldn’t We Try To Change Our Mindset? I Read Your Comment And I Agree And Didn’t Notice Something Until I reread It. I Had The Thought Of Maybe That Is Where We Can Start ... For Example, instead Of Saying “how traumatic it is seeing YOUR PEOPLE/ People Who Look Like You” ... Maybe We Can Just Say That We Are All Human ... Shouldn’t Us Seeing Another Human Being Being Discriminated Hated And Even Murdered Be A Reason To Feel And Be Traumatized? Maybe It’s Time To Generalize When It Comes To Something Like This. If Another Person Is Being Tortured Shouldn’t That Be A Reason To Say Why Are They Doing This To The People ... Our People ? Cause At The End We Are All Humans Different But Human... (Sorry If It Sounds Like Im Calling You Out ... Im Not Its Just A Thought That Came ... This whole Situation Is Making Me OverThink And Have Horrible Anxiety About Anyone That Is Being Mistreated And how I Do Feel Useless In This Type Of Situation.)

[@c.lattimre3322]

@@kandie6283 well it’s easy to assume that but Asians aren’t being targeted based on that fact that they are “human” it’s based in that fact that they are Asian. Right now isn’t the time for generalization especially when Asians are now feeling finally heard with their individual grief as people

[@c.lattimre3322]

@@kandie6283 but I do want to clarify that your ideas and thinking are really great and profound.

[@kandie6283]

@@c.lattimre3322 I Know They Are Being Targeted Just Cause They Are Asians. Since This Is What The Current Situation Being Faced... I Know We Can’t Focus On Generalizing the Situation Cause Right Now We Can Help Out More And Make A Great Impact Right Now To Help The Asian Community Since It’s Coming More Aware to More People. I Was Thinking More And Focused On The Mindset. How Can We Help Ourselves Change It (since being raised in america and seeing discrimination as childeren has become “normal” once we are grown until someone talks about it). Because Not That Long ago We Had Seen So Much Hate Towards The Black Community Which Is Something That Still Goes On and Has Been. Changing The Mindset Of Numerous People Is Something That Takes So Long Which Is Why I Was Trying To Get It Out As I Was Thinking It. So Maybe People Can Start Thinking Of Generalizing In Those Small Things. Keeping Those Thoughts To Ourselves Can Maybe Help Us Be More Aware Of The Little Things we Do That Aren’t So Little To Those Who Are Hurt By It. (Hope This makes sense about what I was going for Thank You for replying hope I was of help) Also, to Add On... Previously I Read A Comment About Someone Mocking A Chinese Song In the Past and Seems Like That They Didn’t Thought Much Of It Until Now (this is what i mean by changing the mindset can help later on because if maybe someone would have let the person mocking the song aware they would not do that again and maybe make their social circle aware of something like that)

[@laupags]

It’s been absolutely disgusting to how they’ve been targeting our elders! They literally escaped from war and poverty to just be beaten in the street walking home. ITS DISGUSTING! My mom did not spend 2 weeks hiding in a rotten ship to be discriminated in this country.

[@buttercroissant1278]

Forreal 😭

[@walase]

As a black woman, I just hate that our world is so hateful and spiteful for no reason. It’s so hard living with the fact that I could be killed or harmed just because of my ethnicity. It has immense effects on mental health and it’s just bad. I love you so much❤️ Ashley. Sending hugs

[@buttercroissant1278]

WE LOVE YOU TOO! and thankyou😔♥️♥️

[@saigie3908]

Same!! As a black girl it sucks especially since some racism is tolerated within the black community. Satan is ruling this world, and racism is the absolute devil. I rlly wish ppl would be able to sympathize with other experiences and hear ppl out no matter how bad or ‘good’ their situation is compare to urs. #ProtectAsianLives

[@saigie3908]

@Kendrick LeeMark Yup!!

[@mileycrwilliams1637]

#ProtectAsianLives #AsianLivesMatter #AllLivesMatter

[@theCelticDragon1]

@@Yomens123 So inter-African genocides and religious violence, wars in the Middle East prior to the Wests involvement and religious wars unrelated to oil or Israel. Ethnic, class and religious violence in south Asia and the many wars, genocides and imperialism in East and Southeast Asia just don't exist right? The ills of humanity exist well before the 1400s, and since then not all the issues are related to Western colonialism. If those darn whites were Thanos snapped and its influence removed you'd be shocked to find out that hate and spite will continue to exist.

[@shaktisantosh1221]

“Some people are just so small brained that they can’t comprehend that” That’s the best sentence I’ve ever heard because it is soo true. I face racism a lot being a kid and being Indian. some kids would compare me to the color of a potato and girls would often compare to the boys because I had more hair on my body than them. Thank you so much for making this video because Asian Hate Crimes is not okay and people of another race should really comprehend that.

[@484ABA]

those mean girls wish they could be like a delicious potato. never forget that they were deeply insecure, there is no other reason to insult someone like that. also probably jealous of your eyebrows bc hairy gals usually have awesome brows

[@mirapatel2806]

Racism against asians is so normalized that people dont even bat an eye to it. I hope things get better for you. Don't take their words to heart, you are beautiful! And AMAZING! They are the ones that show their character by behaving to you like that. Us hairy girls have the best brows that all of them feel insecure about!!! Like AA said!

[@shaktisantosh1221]

Thank you so much AA and Mira Patel, the bullying doesn’t really affect me, I just shake it off, but at the end of the days it’s so weird how all types of bullying is just normalized without many consequences.

[@mirapatel2806]

@@shaktisantosh1221 I agree, bullying has been so normalized these days. Stay strong! ❤️

[@am-zj4mq]

And being made fun of with a stereotypical indian accent. This actually happened in a drama class, a few days ago, some kid thought it would be funny to repeat the word chapati, over and over in said stereotypical accent. I had a pimple and people thought it was a Bindi? Which made me insecure of both my skin tone and my acne. Having nobody to sit with because of my "weird food", having to defend my friend who was born and raised in India (this is in the UK, I'm British) from people bullying her about her accent. I actually hated, hated, that I was indian and had such internalised racism, I stopped speaking Hindi, I hated going to temples, because I was being weird, I was being "too" indian. Ooh, also I get the hair thing, I was dressed in a unicorn onesie and some boy called me "unibrow corn" which, not creative, in the slightest. 0/10. Dealing with racist old white ladies, who trip me over. And oh, being a girl. Two boys slapping my a$$ when I was seven because I was the weird, quiet, chubby indian kid who should be so lucky to get their attention, to get any attention from males at all and it was such a "funny" joke. It took me five years to tell my mother, or anyone really because I thought it was normal, and I just felt dirty, I felt embarrassed, I felt like it was my fault. That I MUST'VE done something to deserve it. And also, there was a teacher nearby who did nothing. Being seated next to a boy and him pulling my skirt and brushing his leg against mines, 10 y3ars old. Being followed home by a man, AND DEALING WITH THE PARANOIA EVERYTIME I come home from school, to look back because having someone follow me home is a thing I have to worry about as a kid, as a th1rteen y3ar old. My mother having to warn me to be careful because there's a r3p1st in my area. Weird one, that to this day, I still feel extremely embarrassed about. Some boys shoving pencils down my pants and smelling it, (I don't fucking know???), felt so weird and creeped out OH, BUT IT WAS SO FUNNY TO THEM. My mother's friend looking at me weird because I wore shorts apparently, and that was enough. This was at 8 or 9. I never wore shorts again. Ooh, also having my developing breasts pointed out by some girls in my class, "Look, she's got boobies!" Yeah, because they're so fun. Overs3xualisation is so fun. Feeling the need to go home before the sun goes down, before its dark because I have to worry about being killed, r3p3d and abduct3d at th1rteen. TH1RTEEN. Holding my keys as a weapon when I walk home, because I could be the next girl on the news. A few days ago, this happened, actually, there were no seats left except the one that happened to be in a row full of boys and apparently APPARENTLY "giving people the wrong idea" by sitting in said seat. I buy my clothes two sizes bigger because I need to "cover up". I need to make myself look undesirable, so people don't look at me the wrong way. I shouldn't have had to go through this, I shouldn't have to worry that I'm going to be next. While I was learning my ABCs and fractions, I was also learning how to defend myself from "creepy men" on the street. I teared up a bit writing this but oh well.

[@ayamitapaul4476]

The change starts from educating family members about racist slurs. Many of these slurs have become a part of everyones vocabulary which needs to change.

[@maylily820]

Exactly!!! Children are not born rasict it’s how they are raised

[@jenniferalcantar3512]

Me as a brown Mexican female I have experience racism and others tell me that I’m a different race bc of my skin color and be racist to that race and people from my community have made fun of Asians and I think it’s so wrong bc we are all trying to be treated the same, every time I hear someone of the Hispanic community talk poorly about Asians or any other race I defend them and try to educate them as much as I can. Thank you so much for making this video and being so brave I hope you are healthy and safe:)

[@barbarasaucedo5191]

@Ape Kaspank I don't understand what you were trying to get at with that comment but I think she made it quite clear on her stance in all of this. This is not just her problem, POC have been pitted against eachother from the beginning by insecure white people and that means that a lot of us in the POC community developed internalized racism in order to make it out here. Is it right? Of course not but its not about blaming victims here but of acknowledging what has happened and how to move forward together and that is what she is doing. She is educating those around and thats all any of us can do so you just undermining what she is saying by calling her a racist or that we only want to fight about race is extremely narrow minded of you and it shows.

[@urmomashley]

@Ape Kaspank seeing and acknowledging people's race does not make you racist - actually ignoring it does. There is all kinds of systemic oppression behind racism, that shows itself in many different forms for every race.

[@wawadashu]

how is there still a petty and bigoted person based on this reply section uhm-

[@leslyruiz7026]

Yes, I’m Hispanic and I try as much as I can to educate my family in what’s going on even though I live in a more Hispanic area I haven’t come across to much diversity so I haven’t really experienced that much racism. But I just try as much as I can bc they are racist not just towards the Asian community but to the black community as well they never listen to me tell them to not say this slur or another word but since I’m a no one in my family they never listen. I wish my family could be more open to different people and learn that what they say is wrong but I doubt that’s ever going to happened.

[@Floof1122]

@@leslyruiz7026 Unfortunately, it's a problem with all cultures. I'm Hispanic as well, and we have a lot of rooted racism due to white supremacy. Look at all our novelas and shows. Thank you for speaking up. We all have our own experiences of racism just for not being white and we should all stick up for each other. It could be anyone, and unfortunately the asian community were the targets. We need to do better.

[@aliciamcdougle4209]

As a young black woman I have yet to say something about this matter because I’m terrified of saying the wrong thing. As I am not a part of the Asian community I feel like I would be walking on eggshells but silence is worse that saying something wrong with good intentions. It is terrible watching people who look like you being continuously targeted, from my experience. My support is with the entire Asian community. Please protect yourselves physically and mentally. #protectasianlives #stopasianhate

[@gh4939]

Thank you so much for saying something, it means a lot for me personally bc I’ve seen a lot of tension between black and Asian communities during this time. Discrimination against each other exists both communities, but there are plenty of individuals who recognize that wrong is wrong no matter what our race is, and honestly those have been the people who have made me feel worlds better about this and still have hope. I was afraid to talk too through out BLM, but I think if you research the history it’ll help a lot, I really recommend Eugene’s video (from the Try Guys) on anti Asian hate bc it was really nuance and spoke to me a lot ❤️

[@stevest8675]

Thank you. I am Asian and I hope peace and love to all human beings.

[@abtvdrjumme]

As an Asain girl this teared me up! NO ONE SHOULD LIVE IN FEAR!!! I used to be ashamed of being Indian but now I love and accept my beautiful rich culture it! Thanks Ashley for spreading the word

[@Neeintje]

I love how Andrew tries cheering Ashley up when she’s feeling sad 🥺

[@vinling2767]

My two children are split down the middle in terms of physical features. My son looks white, my daughter looks asian. To know that they will grow up in a generation where they have couragous beautiful people like you, helps me in this terrible time. So thank you, for you and all that you do.

[@peachgirl7081]

I’m a Japanese 15 year old living in Japan and I’ve never experienced racism before but I cried through this whole video because I realized that just because I don’t see it happening, it doesn't mean it’s not reality. Thank you so much for posting this. You're so brave xoxo

[@A-ID-A-M]

If you are Japanese in Japan... aka a country which is ~99% ethnically Japanese, its likely you never have faced racism unless online.

[@buttercroissant1278]

FR😭 I feel so bad now for all my asian american friends, in asia ive never seen white people or generally any race get any different treatment, let alone being hate crimed, we're so friendly towards them but whyy??😔

[@yuyucontent]

@@A-ID-A-M That is true. I live in Singapore and I've never experienced racism in real life other than the internet

[@A-ID-A-M]

@@yuyucontent Singapore is different. The way the government handles such a diverse country is amazing. And yall all grow up friends and together. Maybe it is because the country is so small? I dont know.

[@janetralte3861]

I'm from the North east part of India and I experienced racism alot in my own country because I have Mongoloid features and I look more like the East/Southeast Asians.

[@sarauribe5257]

Everything is so unfair. I am Mexican and I went to a school with many Asians. To be be honest I grew up seeing so much hate towards Asian-Americans all the time, they would call them offensive and stereotypical names. It was so upsetting to see and I noticed that they never complained or through a fit. I’m glad people are finally speaking out and fighting for justice. Thank you for not staying quite and for sharing your experiences even though it’s hard.

[@oreochocolate_lavacake9960]

Ya I even noticed as a little kid that some people would say all Asians look the same and started making fun of their eyelids. Around the age of waswhen I started seeing racism and stereotypes along with colorism and implicit racism.

[@cindymmm11]

Thank you. Peace and love to all Mexican and Asian.

[@soysaucey2364]

i'm chinese and i experienced racism way before in time. when i was in elementary school the kids made a racist af song but i didn't know if that was bad or not. i laughed it off because they were like my classmates and they said they were "joking". now that i look back it hits hard. now i cant laugh it off, or avoid it. today i feel anxious because of all these crimes. anxious for my family and also my life in general. why did life become like this? why cant i enjoy my life like all the other kids? thanks for sharing out, not many people speak out about this. i appreciate you sharing your experiences and bringing this situation to broad daylight. thx luv

[@ピングーが作るチャーハン]

@SoySaucey I'mJapanese at least we support you🙌 we're family🤝don'tforgetthis😿

[@soysaucey2364]

@@ピングーが作るチャーハン 🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝

[@arelysjournal]

i'm from a predominantly asian area, so i've never been targeted for my race beyond microaggressions toward my family when traveling. however, it still scares me SO much that my grandma could have been one of the victims of the attacks on asian elders that we're seeing in the news FAR too often.

[@jahnaviraman5411]

same

[@buttercroissant1278]

Frrr 😭 im scared for my fam more than im scared for myself

[@mrsus420]

Truly disgusting that some “people” would do such a horrible thing.

[@Maya_ciciriello]

a person with culture... i see

[@laurenw4894]

@@Maya_ciciriello no she said “ people “ because if you’re that vile to commit a hate crime you are not human

[@hanako9587]

@@laurenw4894 it's an inside joke from another channel lol

[@yagurlgracie_21]

@@hanako9587 yes schlatt

[@laurenw4894]

@@hanako9587 oh shit sry I love mc ppl tho

[@sydney4264]

Hi Ashley, as a black person, I can completely understand the feelings and emotions you are experiencing. When police brutality was getting worse over the summer, people in the Asian-American community stood in solidarity with the black community, and we will ABSOLUTEY do the same for you.

[@thfkmnIII]

please urge black leaders to address anti-asianess in the black community! We need to get to the root of the issue

[@oreochocolate_lavacake9960]

I think poc need to stand together and even though we may not always understand each other we should empathize and work for a better community #stopasianhate

[@truehappiness4U]

@@oreochocolate_lavacake9960 true, those who are racist are the ones who are uneducated or need someone to blame just like how hitler needed to blame all Jews. I see some black people here being racist against Asians just because they experienced racism from some Asians, but they blame all Asians. They are racist themselves but don’t realize it or want to ignore it. Pathetic.

[@lesserafimchangedmylife]

Thank you so much, I'm not Ashley, but I am part of the Asian community, and it's been hurting me to see that vast majority I've seen myself from your community are saying we weren't there for you guys and how we are racist to you guys too. It's such a large generalization and while it is true to an extent, there's racism in all communities. Everyone I know (my friends and people I surround myself with) are all for equality regardless of who did what in what community. I just hate how we can't just go pass the hateful people in our communities and stand up for each other instead of acting petty. Seeing your comment helps me feel so much better. I will continue to stand with your community and every other racial community :)

[@DemonicRemption]

@Sydney Wait, hold up. Asians actually stood with blacks during protests against police brutality this past summer? Interesting how as a black man I'm learning this NOW! Though it makes sense, as our media only wants to divide us, not unite us. Which is why I don't watch the news anymore.

[@-maya-6498]

a week ago a karen told my sister and i to go back to my country. were both american born citizens. it’s so frustrating when you’re treated like you will never belong. :( i love you ashley thank you for speaking on this

[@mray7503]

Tell them to look up history. The first Asians arrived in the US in the 16th century. Unless they're indigenous, you have as much right to be here as they do. This is all indigenous land.

[@mray7503]

The Natives didn’t lose in a fair battle of war though, they were massacred. Just like how they slaughtered the bison, up to 5,000 bison a day were killed. No respect for the land and its peoples. The US government also broke about 500 treaties so the Natives have a right to reclaim some land.

[@shoptildrop8033]

What evil people do is make fun of you without u knowing. If u look deep into the word “ Karen” the memes that pop up r Kate plus eight what is known for she is a white woman w mixed Asian/white kids. Karyn is pronounced Khur an sounds like Quran. Also Christianity pretty much started there interesting...Hmm karyn is also an Asian tribe. Some of those people are being killed in Myanmar. Interesting..a lot of white people are from central and west Asia and have no idea. Some of them are cro magnon nethanderal have no idea. Hmmm. It really doesn’t matter if your a citizen or not apparently a lot people don’t like Asians or how they look. Maybe they are afraid of the culture of the country changing or maybe losing their attractive appearance becuz of mixing. A lot of Asians are intelligent and they do well academically they don’t want Asians to dominate in high positions. It’s not until I watched Katy Perry’s song chained to the rhythm I saw Katy perry walking on the wheel but the Asian woman and black man fell off the wheel but the white blond Katy perry was still walking on the wheel. I feel that symbolized no matter how hard they work they make it hard for them to succeed in the system they created. The pandemic it makes it look like Communist China is taking over the country which might be true but it’s not the Asians living here we are just sitting ducks here just as shocked as the rest of the country to what is happening. The sad thing is unfortunately it has just created more racism for us. I think they want people who are not originally from America to move back to where they are from that is what I’m getting from all of this.

[@-maya-6498]

@Daniel Ropierre wtf? just say your racist and gtfo

[@rickmorty5745]

isn't the term karen kind of racist in itself?

[@isabellovesart182]

it breaks me so incredibly much to see everything that’s going on, it’s disgusting and no one, absolutely no one, should ever have to live in fear, I just can’t get my head around why people think this is acceptable. I know nothing is okay at the moment at all, but I really hope that you are alright, it breaks me as well to see you in pain, I really really hope that everything will get better because it’s so heartbreaking seeing this world ripping at the seams and nothing being done about it, no matter how hard people try. I love you so incredibly much, and you don’t deserve any of this, I truly wish the best of you and I hope that you and your family are safe and never come into any harm, or anyone for that matter, I love you

[@joekth7808]

omg girl i get you so much. i have a lot of elderly, asian relatives and i'm asian american myself. it's honestly made me scared for my own family and for myself to go out, and possibly be violently attacked by others simply for being asian. thank you for spreading the notice of these things. i appreciate all of the creators with large platforms, using those platforms to spread notice and understanding of what is happening to the asian community.

[@Luck3STAR]

Remember guys if you can’t donate or anything it’s okay you can just spread the message on social media platforms

[@urmomashley]

Yes!!!!

[@bre9297]

I’m an African American and I literally agree that Asians/ Asian Americans face so much racism. Even growing up I use to crack jokes because of how normalized it is to talk down on Asians it’s horrible! Honestly this video was needed and I love you sooo much, justice for Asians & POC period!♥️

[@yikes.3239]

it's really honourable for you to admit you did that!! 🤍

[@bre9297]

@@yikes.3239 yes & never again!

[@thfkmnIII]

please urge black leaders and even other black folks around you to address anti-asianess in the black community so that we can get to the root of the issue. You'll get HELLA pushback and probably even called c00n or something, but dancing around the issue will only result in more corpses

[@klethe]

Thanks you for being honest, we need more of that in this world! We’re also here for you

[@marshmallow927]

I also used to say racist asian jokes in middle school. Looking back on it now its another one of the things that i did in middle school. People would always say i looked blasian bc of my eyes so for SOME REASON my dumbass thought it was ok to make jokes. And im ashamed it took me this long to actually think about the racism that asians face daily. You guys are amazing and please please pleasseee stay safe💜

[@Anubus3030]

Black Male from Maryland. I am sorry for all of the bullshit both our community's go and are going through. Betters days are coming.

[@mustofalionpiranhanilecroc4105]

Stop conspiracy n propaganda liar in you're country

[@laurenw4894]

I LOVE THIS ASHLEY I am tired of all the oblivious “influencers” and everyone around me not protecting or supporting Asian lives! They will pick and choose our culture sextalize and love everything we do but hate us. I can’t handle everything love you for this video.

[@jackiep5945]

I’m Mexican but I appear as white and I’ve never experienced racism, I mostly experience xenophobia when I’ve spoken Spanish in public places but I can’t imagine the hurting that so many Asians are feeling and experiencing right at this moment. I’m doing my best to donate the little bit that I can to several gofundme’s and to also post them on my Instagram and Twitter. You’re very brave for talking about this❤️

[@ms.soapii]

I remember seeing the post about an Asian elderly lady fighting back against her attacker and I freaked out because she looked like my grandmother.

[@jjjj1234_]

As a middle eastern, I get followed by staff in stores because they think I carry bombs or something. They never do that with anyone...but just because I wear a hijab I couldn't walk around

[@soul10300]

thank you for speaking about this and using your platform

[@banalabread3430]

Her voice slightly shook and now I'm historically crying ;-; Also eyy where my south asians at Where my hijabis

[@rosie_as_posies]

I'm South Asian

[@janenezavala790]

i can’t wait for the day that people come to the realization that we’re all trying to just succeed in life without any problems. I constantly think about what’s gonna happen to my dad at his work knowing that his coworkers make fun of him for his accent and calling him racial slurs when all he wants to do is get along with the people there and provide for his family. But knowing how society is it’s sad to know that purely because of the fact that you’re a poc means you’re going to face discrimination

[@charlottecaldwell1434]

As a non-asian and non-person of colour this was so informative. It's truly disgusting that discrimination is still prominent within our society today, I will continue to learn, educate and support in anyway I can, as I want to be there for both friends family and everyone. This channel is the highlight of my day and its sad to see one of my favourite creators so upset. Sending lots of love from England, stay safe xx

[@prateekshavarshney5690]

You know English people are absolutely the best coming from an indian we have an English living in our colony and he is extremely kind you guys respect and love all 🙏 wish all Americans were like this ik most of them are but still ❤️

[@yazzis2118]

and as being a black teen girl in america it’s literally so terrifying to jus leave my house and i truly feel terrible for what’s happening and it scares me

[@im2fab4ubae87]

I hope one day you can have peace, I really do

[@victorias5101]

this is exactly why we asians, blacks, hispanics, indigenous people need to stand together in solidarity.

[@aleyd4930]

@@victorias5101 and Hispanics 😔

[@yazzis2118]

@@victorias5101 yes i agree!! minorities gotta stick together along with the white allies that r using their privilege to spread the word!!

[@yazzis2118]

@@im2fab4ubae87 thank u i greatly appreciate that!

[@FlamingYoungho]

As a black girl who loves Korean culture and music. I'm here to always support you and spread your message. I always love watching your videos and i don't know what asians are going through but I'll keep spreading the message and standing up for others

[@blueberryscone]

thanks for doing that. every bit counts.

[@jei1154]

we really appreciate you darling

[@gloy2385]

감사합니다!

[@buttercroissant1278]

Thankyouu♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@thfkmnIII]

then please urge black leaders to address the anti-asianess in the black community! We need to get to the root of the problem

[@aishwaryamoudgal]

As a south Asian person I resonate so strongly with you Ashley. Praying for my south east/East Asian brothers and sisters. The grief is real right now

[@angelacalderon4377]

I was waiting for this! The Asian community is in my prayers

[@sprinklespro1960]

i’m extremely, extremely white. watching the poc community struggle and hurt genuinely causes me pain. i will never, ever be able to understand what it is like to walk outside and know my life could be threatened based on my skin color. i will never know what it is like to face discrimination because of my skin color. watching this video brought me to tears. i want to do as much as i can to help y’all and to be a true ally. i love you all, i’m praying that poc can get the respect and treatment that’s deserved.

[@tl9585]

Well, white people are the majority in this country. However, if you step foot in a country that white is the minority. You might experience the same racism as the POC (by the way why isn’t white people consider people of color, I mean when y’all get embarrassed y’all are beet red like a lobster). If you want to experience a low subtle racism I recommend an Asian country. EDIT: I edit the part where I mention South Africa as where white peoples can face violent racism, because the comments below have informed me that racism against blacks are worse than white over there still. Which is heart breaking, since it’s the black South Africans country. I never get why white peoples are so greedy and colonized everyone land as it’s their right.

[@skylarlily6289]

@@tl9585 i have a friend who is south african (white) and she says that there was heaps of racism to black people sooo

[@kenshix7902]

@@tl9585 I'm South African and this is hella wrong. White people have white privilege here believe it or not. They have the most wealth here in the country. Most of us here work are most likely to be working for a white man. The whites here are racist as well. The black people here only have resentment towards them because of the things they experienced during the Apartheid and their after effects. My life is a testimony of the after effects of the Apartheid. The only thing black people here are responsible for is Xenophobia.

[@kenshix7902]

@@tl9585 Please tell me where this idea that we are oppressing white people comes from. I wanna know.

[@kenjkbs]

T L you are on crack. White people are a minority in South Africa and yet introduced and enforced racist apartheid not the other way around. They are still financially and politically dominant. Apartheid (“apartness” in the language of Afrikaans) was a system of legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa. After the National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation.

[@fatcat3862]

I’m Cambodian, Asian American. south east Asia is usually more tan than east Asia. People always think I’m Mexican and I always question “why” and most people say “because of your skin color, your eyes are bigger than how Asians usual are, you’re pretty tall and you don’t talk like a Asian person” this makes me mad of how society display how a Asian person suppose to look like, NOT every Asian LOOK the same.

[@BoraLinda]

LITERALLY. I’m Cambodian too and I’ve been mistaken like that as well. Literally had a kid in my class ask me, “how are you Asian if you’re so dark?”

[@reahsahpagel3354]

Felt this but as a white/cambodian mix I always was treated differently by the khmer community bc I was so light which is the opposite of what I experience in public and it jus really fucked me up and makes me so angry how people compare southeast and East Asian struggles. it really jus makes us feel like we’re invisible

[@reahsahpagel3354]

People often mistaken me for Latina as well

[@marshmallows394]

i can relate to you to an extend, i’m malaysian-chinese and although our ancestry came from china, that was thousands of years ago. so the features of local chinese who have been in SEA for centuries (such as the phillipines, indonesia, malaysia & singapore) has changed a little, most of us has tanner skin and larger eyes than the “normal chinese” from china. heck, there’s even some of my chinese friends who look cambodian too 😂. so when people who ask me where i’m from and i say “malaysia”, they would say “oh so you’re malay.”. and when i correct them and say “no my ethnicity is chinese”, they would deny and assume my identity FOR ME, saying “but how could you be malaysian then, you’re chinese, you’re obviously from china.” or “you’re not south-east asian, you’re literally chinese.”, etc. and the thing is, even after i’ve explained to them on how there are different groups of chinese around the world, they would literally make jokes like “ew please don’t give me coronavirus”, “so do you like, eat bats too?” or “gotta keep the dogs away then.” and we’re back to square one again, but with verbal racism this time. so yeah i def agree with how there is a lack of representation for the whole of asia, and how this leads to how society depicts asian people. and it’s just.... fucking sad.

[@jame254]

@@BoraLinda um yes it is racism, but at the same time. it could ignorance maybe too? most Americans forget the middle east is are also Asians. they faced the most racism and still do. racism of any kind exists because we let. as humans we should stand up for our fellow brother or sister. regardless of there color of their skin. we all bleed red do we not? I am not Asian. Though, I am white speak Spanish, like i have been told how does this white boy speak Spanish I tell them, yes I am white but my parents are Guatemalan. anyway, my point is silence is never the answer. adn sorry that happened to you, and if this comment comes as bigot.

[@urmomashley]

a reminder to check out the links in my description (news, educational resources, places to donate)! More resources are on my IG story as well rb.gy/6qp1kx ❤️ Also, I think I forgot to say in my video - but I'm 1/2 Korean 1/2 White 💗

[@oohwhatatragedy7908]

as an african-american, its really tiring seeing how the racism minorities have to face in america is almost like a cycle. its almost like no matter how many times we try to educate others, we can never progress. i love to use my voice, but what really frustrates me is that IM the one having to educate others all the time, instead of them putting the work in themselves. i recommend yall to watch amend on netflix. it discusses the struggles the marginalized groups of america have had to face, and the importance of the 14 amendment. its really educating, and hopefully, it'll widen your horizons a bit more.

[@wittlecloud]

I literally just ranted about this to my non poc friends and I find it crazy that people are just now noticing that racism affects literally all races that aren't white and it hurts so bad that the hatred against all of us had to be amplified to be seen. That hate had to be amplified so we can get noticed and heard even though it's been going on since america's begining. It hurts so much and it makes me so angry

[@marting5130]

well, it affects all minorities, and which is the minority changes depending on where you are. like foreign people are treated poorly in china. cant get real jobs or citizenship etc. the whole world isnt run by white folks. that is a very eurocentric way to view things

[@wittlecloud]

@@marting5130 I mean ya your totally right and I guess since I am solely focused on the U.S and like most of the world is penetrated by eurocentric ideals and ya. Because ashley is talking about the stuff going on in the U.S. Is why my pov might seem eurocentric because I'm not commenting on the state of the world and racism globally. My b

[@thfkmnIII]

please urge black leaders and even other black folks around you to address anti-asianess in the black community so that we can get to the root of the issue. You'll get HELLA pushback and probably even be called a c00n or something, but dancing around the issue will only result in more corpses .

[@maddiecristobal7044]

As someone who is also Asian, I just want to say how thankful I am for creators like you that give me comfort knowing that there are other people who experience the same fears as I do on a daily basis. Thank you for using your platform to inform others on this topic that's even hard for me to talk about to others. I'm forever grateful to be supporting someone like you

[@Lilothestitch]

I’m a black person and I will never understand why people are so racist. It’s sad that Asian Hate Crimes are still happening. I had people call me racial slurs. I’m sending a lot of love to you.

[@Moonita90]

May Allah protect you, family and all asian community 🙏, i'm crying in here to see what happening in the world.. every human are worth it and being respect despite the color skin, identity, the country and race. I stand with you!! I'm so mad and feeling bad and sad in the same time that all asian community had the worst experience like this 😭 i love you ashley.. thank u fpr being strong.. let me give u virtual hug.. i'm from indonesia.. stay safe stay healthy and happy!!

[@hodannn]

Ameen ya rab🤲🏾