The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Centre at Imperial College London is hosting a panel event around Stop Asian Hate, focusing on the experience of being East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) in the UK specifically.
The Stop Asian Hate movement emerged in the wake of increase in hate crimes against East and Southeast Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining international recognition after Asian women were murdered in March 2021 during mass shootings in Atlanta, USA. The UK has seen a similar rise in hate crimes and racially motivated attacks against ESEA people since the beginning of the pandemic, with a threefold increase in reported incidents to the police since the start of the pandemic.
In this online panel discussion, we will focus on available facts and figures of racism and discrimination against the ESEA community in the UK and the way in which ESEA people are portrayed in the media. The panel members will speak about their lived experiences and the support available in the community and beyond.
The panel includes:
- Vy-liam Ng, PhD student and volunteer at End the Virus of Racism
- Amy Phung, Co-founder of BESEA.N
- Francesca Humi, Advocacy and Campaigns Officer, Kanlungan Filipino Consortium
- Yoyo Dixon, Senior Laboratory Manager, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London
This event will be chaired by Betty Yue, Head of Continuing Professional Development, Education Office.
This event is open to all members of the Imperial College London community. It will be moderated and will include time for questions at the end.