#Delaina Ashley Yaun

[foxgloveciara]

TW: SHOOTING

today tiktok tried to cover up a shooting in atlanta by redirecting everyone's fyp to show only popular content creators.

8 people were killed, 6 were Asian women, 1 white man, 1 white women.

Paul Andre Michels,

Xiaojie Tan,

Daoyou Feng,

Delaina Ashley Yaun,

Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz is in critical condition.

(I've looked everywhere but currently these are the only victims named as the police are looking for the family)

Robert Aaron Long was the man who killed these people. People believe its because he is a "sex-addict" and the spas, where they were shot, was a temptation for him he wanted to get rid of. He wanted to kill more people as during his capture he was headed to florida to continue this.

I've not found anything that confirms that this was Asian targeted but alot of people have said it is. The sexualisation of Asian people is not only horribly gross but dangerous for them, as seen in this.

Recently Asian hate crime has sky-rocketed because of where the virus was found, many Asians have been assaulted because of this. The hate crime among Asian people isn't old news, were just seeing more of it as people are speaking out about it.

[la-mariposita-de-palestina]

Rest In Peace; Xiaojie Tan (Emily), Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung Grant (née Kim), Suncha Kim, Soon Chung Park, Yong Ae Yue.

The world is a disgusting place, but we can fight it. Please do what you can to help. Watch the video and follow their advice. 

[whatamicrobiallife]

Praying for the families of the 8 shooting victims.

I’ve said this before, and I repeat it now, there was and is a growing racist sentiment against Asians in this country.

[thefreemanreport]

SON CALLS B.S. ON THE SEX ADDICTION CLAIM

Long told investigators he has a sex addiction and decided to kill people to stamp out his own desires. Officials haven’t said if they believe race motivated the shooting, but experts say the case could well fall under the law as a hate crime.

Randy Park stated that the only family he and his brother had in America, was their mother. Now the Gwinnett County brothers are struggling to figure out how to make their way without her. Hyun Jung Grant, 51 of Duluth died Tuesday in a shooting rampage at Atlanta spas that killed eight people, six of them Asian women. A GoFundMe page set up by Park, 23 has raised more than $2 million. Randy…

[honeiibeehobi]

Just a quick PSA I know times are scary right now so please stay safe and if anyone needs someone to talk to, I’m here. I’ll be here for you guys always whether you follow me or not please remember that you are loved, you are beautiful, and you do matter 💜

Help in anyway you can

[gehayi]

Names of the Victims in the Atlanta Spa Shootings

Soon Chung Park, 74;

Hyun Jung Grant, 51;

Suncha Kim, 69;

Yong Ae Yue, 63

Xiaojie “Emily” Tan, murdered two days before her 50th birthday;

Daoyou Feng, 44;

Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33;

Paul Andre Michels, 54

Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, 30, was injured in the shooting and remained in critical condition as of  March 18, 2021.

(In case someone else cares more about the victims than about yet another racist domestic terrorist.)

[bendthekneetobangtan]

We finally have the names of all the victims who were slain in the Atlanta shootings.

Soon Jung Park, 74

Hyun Jung Kim, 51

Suncha Kim, 69

Yong Ae Yue, 63

Xiaojie Tan, 49

Daoyou Feng, 44

Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33

Paul Andre Michels, 54

Ever since the coverage of the shootings began, I’ve been obsessively checking the news for updates on the victims. The name and the image of the shooter were plastered EVERYWHERE, but nothing about the victims. It took THREE DAYS for us to learn all of the victims’ names.

Something like a dam burst inside me once the final names were released and I couldn’t stop crying. 6 of the women were Asian immigrants. They were somebody’s mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, grandma. They could have been MY mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, grandma. I see their names and I think of how much they must have given up to come to America and how much xenophobia and racism they endured, just like my own parents. My parents didn’t immigrate just for fun, they were escaping communism and they desperately wanted better opportunities for themselves and their families. These victims suffered so much to earn a place in American society and now it’s been cruelly taken away.

Unfortunately, their families will continue to feel pain and suffering despite the victims’ best attempts to provide them better lives.

I don’t want to put qualifications as to why anyone should care about the pain the AAPI community is in right now. (ex. If you like kpop or anime or Asian cultures, you should support AAPIs!) Honestly, if you are a human being capable of basic sympathy and/or empathy, you should care. But the fact of the matter is, I see very, very little being shared about the shootings and I’m greatly disappointed in the kpop fandom. I know tumblr is not the place to be getting news, everyone is dealing with pandemic exhaustion, maybe people are trying to give grace to AAPIs and not talk over them, etc.

But like....just 2 days before the shootings, everyone was chatting about how racist the Grammys were by using BTS fans to get their ratings up, but refusing to give BTS an award (which is also a valid discussion). Where did everybody go?? You don’t have the ability to reblog a few support links here and there? You were ready to fight over the Grammys, but not for racial equality?

I’m truly astounded by the stifling silence and genuinely hurt by the kpop fandom. You guys know BTS is Asian, right? Or do you only view Asians as a source of entertainment and not actual people in your community??

To be honest, I’ve been struggling with processing my feelings with these recent events. Growing up, I was taught to suffer in silence. My parents would give advice like if you ignore the problem, it will eventually go away. Keep your head down, work hard, and you’ll get by just fine. Someone else always has it worse than you so don’t complain.

But at what point do we allow ourselves to acknowledge our pain and suffering? I’ve been called slurs and hit on by gross men with Asian fetishes and all I could really do was keep my distance so that they wouldn’t hurt me. In the back of my mind, I always knew something worse could happen to me than these seemingly minor incidents, but I never felt I had a “right” to be upset – you know, since I was still alive – until now. Until members of our community started dying. It’s unfortunate that the conversation about anti-Asian racism is only starting now, when we’ve been dealing with aggressions for the past 150+ years.

To my fellow AAPIs, I want you to know I am here for you and I acknowledge your pain. Thank you for reading this.

[anywherebuthere]

It's 3am and I can't stop crying because I can't stop thinking about the Atlanta shooting.

It wasn't just 8 people who died that aren't getting justice right now. They all had family who have now been left behind who have to watch the police and the media disrespect their loved ones by refusing to classify this as a hate crime. By saying the TERRORIST who did this was "having a bad day".

Hyun Jung Kim was a single mother. She was not an "object of temptation," she was someone working hard to support her children. Randy Park and his younger brother have now been left alone in this world with no family in America as a result of racism and the fetishization of Asian woman. These people werent just nameless victims targeted for the colour of their skin. They were real people with real family and friends.

Say their names.

Delaina Ashley Yaun - 33

Xiaojie Tan - 49

Daoyou Feng - 44

Paul Andre Michels - 54

Julie Park - 70s

Hyun Jung Kim - 50s

and two victims who's names have yet to be released. attached are the links to the GoFundMes that I could find for the victims' families. While they have both reached their goals and no amount of money will ever make up for what happened, every cent helps.

Additionally, here is the GoFundMe for Elcias Hernandez Ortiz, 30. He is the only surviving victim and is currently in critical condition.

[elwenyere]

#StopAsianHate

Today I’m thinking about the lives of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andres Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Julie Park, Hyeon Jeong Park, and the two other Korean women (currently unnamed) who were murdered in an act of white-supremacist violence in Atlanta.

I’ve included links below to some grassroots organizations that support Asian American communities and advocate for Asian sex workers. If you’re able to make a donation to one of these organizations, pop into my asks with the receipts, and I will write you a Stony snippet on the SFW prompt of your choice.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/

National Asian Pacific American Workers’ Forum: https://www.napawf.org/donate?snw=2&ref=19513fdd-6a59-45ff-b259-13bc043e2da5

Red Canary Song: https://www.redcanarysong.net/

Butterfly: https://www.butterflysw.org/donate

[mrkcore]

in light of this situation that has happened in atlanta recently, i’ve been a bit scared to speak up, but i really want to talk about the situations of asian immigrants in these western countries. 

even though i’m not an asian american, as an asian canadian, seeing these things happen to asians everywhere hurts my heart deeply.

in chinese, america is “美国”, literally meaning “beautiful country”. 

so many asians immigrate to america with absolutely nothing. no english-speaking skills, no friends or family, no home, no income, and building a family there. taking your child with the hopes of them being able to be successful and have a better life. leaving your homeland with the “american dream”, sacrificing everything you had for the future of your children. 

usually balancing 2 or more jobs to even stay afloat, for non-asian to create this “model minority myth” really ignores and puts aside all of the hardships and sacrifices asian individuals had to endure. “asians are so diligent, they work hard, don’t complain, and stay silent.”; not only being silent because they couldn’t speak up, but diminishing all of the efforts they’ve put in to actually support their families, to have a good job, to get a good education, etc. (don’t even get me started on how this phrase also creates so much tension and hatred between different groups)

and all of this hard work only for white people to make fun of our culture, to make fun of our appearance, to fetishize our women, to put us down, is absolutely disgusting.

for the police to be hesitant to label the shooting as a hate crime truly shows how bad the tolerance of xenophobia is. 

these countries create bans and legislations against us, put us in internment camps, hate crime us, when are all of these atrocities going to be recognized? why is the education system not teaching people about these things when asians are such a prominent percentage of their population? why are we just learning about these things from social media infographics? why is our history invisible?

the perpetrator stated himself that he blamed asian women for his “sex addiction” displaying that even now, in times where people say are more “socially advanced”, people are still fetishizing asian women to the standards of “docile”, “quiet”, and “submissive”, still making the generalization that these women are sex workers. this is sickening. the victims were only trying to make money for their families at home to get by. and they were wrongfully taken from them. they won’t be able to see their families again, they won’t see their children graduate, won’t see their grandchildren, will not be able to experience the fullness of life. it was stolen from them. 

i watched this video today, talking about people that tell you to “toughen up” whenever something happens. the person said a really good point, they’re trying to weaken you, trying to silence you. so if you’re infuriated by this recent event, your feelings are valid. even though i personally have not faced super racist incidents, i see all of these people sharing their xenophobic occurrences and events in the news of asian elderly, students, anyone–getting killed, injured, traumatized. my heart goes out to everyone and their families affected. i too always think, “what if that was me?”, or “what if that was my family?”. we live in fear, and our experiences are belittled and our voices are taken away. 

so as a child of an asian canadian immigrant, i am proud to be chinese, to be asian. i am standing up for my parents right now for when they couldn’t. i am angry and i will not be silent any more, my parents did not sacrifice their future for me to be silenced. 

if you’re a non-poc ally that want to help, please listen to all of the experiences people have shared and educate yourself on our history in these countries.

as the new generation, we’re going to fight back until we get the respect we deserve. and we most definitely deserve that respect. so i encourage everyone to do something, even if it’s small. small still goes a long way, especially if everyone is speaking up.

we mourn with the families of the victims of this cruel incident:

Soon Chung Park, age 74

Hyun Jung Grant, age 51

Suncha Kim, age 69

Yong Yue, age 63

Delaina Ashley Yaun, age 33

Paul Andre Michels, age 54

Xiaojie Tan, age 49

Daoyou Feng, age 44

here are some resources for everyone to look at, as well as some gofundmes created by the families of the shooting victims. please take some time to look through them and share them:

gofundme for hyunjung kim - https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-hyunjungkim-to-support-my-brother-i

CAA (chinese for affirmative action) website - https://caasf.org/

stop AAPI hate website - https://stopaapihate.org/

stop AAPI hate national report - https://a1w.90d.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210312-Stop-AAPI-Hate-National-Report-.pdf

jenn im’s instagram post on anti-asian - https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnLjheJ9MJ/?hl=en

gofundme for tu hoang lam - https://www.gofundme.com/f/2awx9r78pc?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

anti-asian violence carrd - https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/

self-help resources from northwestern - https://www.northwestern.edu/counseling/self-help-resources/fighting-xenophobia-and-anti-asian-racism.html

a tumblr post with lots of other links to resources - https://donkuroo.tumblr.com/post/644675764167524352/important-please-read-if-you-care-about-the-asian

so many other ones, but i couldn’t link them all, but please check them out yourself :)

i hope everyone is doing okay during these hard times, and always remember that you are valid, your feelings are valid, and make sure to take care of yourself first. my blog is a safe place for everyone, so if you need any place to release all of these emotions you’re feeling, i welcome you with open arms. whether that is with a private message, ask, or an ask on anon, please do not hesitate to reach out. <3 

[tidapencil]

The recent events carried out against Asian diaspora have left me heartbroken and frustrated. My heart goes out to the victims and the families of the shooting that took place in Atlanta just a few days ago. The alarming rise in anti-Asian racism is shocking but not surprising as it comes from a long history of racism and discrimination in North America and the world. We must do more than offer condolences, but actively combat the systems that allow prejudices to thrive. As I am a LGBT woman of mixed Asian heritage, I have my own countless experiences with racism, sexism, and marginalization. I’m reminded of my past hurt and I’m deeply saddened by these events. I ask everyone to please take your time to learn more about other cultures respectfully rather than consuming it for your own entertainment. Please actively take action against hate and inequality. Remember their names. Lament for their lives lost and their stories untold. Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung (Kim) Grant, Sun Cha Kim, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, Xiaojie Tan, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Yong Ae Yue, Vicha Ratanapakdee, and others more. Please never forget.

[nothinginlifebutmist]

So according to the cops, the Atlanta shooter did what he did because he was a sex addict who "had a bad day"?

You know who else had a bad day?

Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33

Paul Andre Michels, 54

Xiaojie Tan, 49

Daoyou Feng, 44

Soon Chung Park, 74

Hyun JungGrant, 51

Suncha Kim, 69

Yong Ae Yue

I would argue that they had a worse day than the racist piece of shit that mowed them down.

[lastsonlost]

On Sunday, 19 top administrators of the San Francisco School Board condemned the 2016 tweets from the board's Vice President Alison Collins 

The officials said the tweets 'perpetuate gross and harmful stereotypes and leave no room for nuance or potential misunderstanding'

Their statement addressed Collins' tweets that she shared on December 4, 2016

In thread, Collins explained that she was seeking to 'combat anti-black racism in the Asian community' and at her daughter's mostly Asian American school 

Collins said Asian Americans used 'white supremacist thinking to assimilate' 

The entire senior staff of the San Francisco schools has denounced a black school board member's tweets that claimed Asian Americans use 'white supremacist thinking' to get ahead. 

On Sunday, 19 top administrators at the district's central office condemned the 2016 tweets from the board's Vice President Alison Collins, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 

The city's top elected officials including its mayor, nearly all city supervisors and the area's state legislators all called for Collins to resign - but she hasn't.

The school officials said the tweets 'perpetuate gross and harmful stereotypes and leave no room for nuance or potential misunderstanding'. 

Their statement addressed Collins' tweets that she shared on December 4, 2016

The officials said the tweets 'perpetuate gross and harmful stereotypes and leave no room for nuance or potential misunderstanding'. Their statement addressed Collins' tweets that she shared on December 4, 2016

In the thread, Collins said that she was seeking to 'combat anti-black racism in the Asian community' and at her daughter's mostly Asian American school. 

Collins said that Asian Americans had used 'white supremacist thinking to assimilate and "get ahead."'

She also included a reference comparing Asian Americans to 'house n***ers'. 

'Where are the vocal Asians speaking up against Trump? Don't Asian Americans know they are on his list as well? Do they think they won't be deported? profiled? beaten? Being a house n****r is still being a n****r. You're still considered "the help,'" she tweeted at the time.

Collins has not resigned from her position and would not return calls from the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday. Instead she directed people to an op-ed she wrote that was published on Medium in which she claimed her past statements were taken 'out of context.' 

'A number of tweets and social media posts I made in 2016 have recently been highlighted. They have been taken out of context, both of that specific moment and the nuance of the conversation that took place,' Collins tweeted on Saturday with a link to her article. 

A fellow board member, Jenny Lam, called the post a 'non-apology.' 

The controversy comes as San Francisco’s school board has been slammed recently for voting to rename 44 of the city’s schools that were alleged to have insensitive names. The person in charge of the renaming effort admitted he researched the topic on Wikipedia and didn't consult historians.

In January, the board voted 6-1 to strip the schools of their current monikers because they honor 'racist' figures from American history. Schools named after politicians including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln are now set to be rebranded in the coming months.

Meanwhile, a gay white father of a bi-racial child was denied a spot on the San Francisco Board of Education's volunteer parent committee in February because his race doesn't bring enough diversity to the group.

And the district of 52,000 students has been in a bitter dispute with unions over re-opening of the schools, which have been closed since the height of the coronavirus. Some schools will open April 12, but it’s not clear how many.    

Collins, the school board's vice resident, said in the Medium posting that 'as a Black woman, a mother, an educator and a fierce advocate of equity in our schools I utilize my social media platforms to speak out on race and racism. Even when these conversations are difficult in our very divided society.'

In the Medium piece, Collins wrote: 'As a Black woman, a mother, an educator and a fierce advocate of equity in our schools I utilize my social media platforms to speak out on race and racism. Even when these conversations are difficult in our very divided society'

In the post, Collins noted that then-President Donald Trump had just won an election when she made the remarks on Twitter

Meanwhile one of my daughters had recently experienced an incident in her school in which her Asian American peers were taunting her Latinx classmate about “sending kids back to Mexico” and the KKK. It was a time of processing, of fear among many communities with the unknown of how the next four years would unfold,' Collins wrote. 

'But whether my tweets are being taken out of context or not, only one thing matters right now. And that is the pain our Asian American brothers and sisters and siblings are experiencing. Words have meaning and impact. 

'Trump showed us that clearly with his sowing of hate and pitting communities of color against one another for political gain. I acknowledge that right now, in this moment my words taken out of context can be causing more pain for those who are already suffering. For the pain my words may have caused I am sorry, and I apologize unreservedly.

'What matters more than anything is showing up and supporting Asian American communities and victims of hate crimes. Let me be clear: I stand with the Asian American community against acts of violence. I have spoken with leaders in the Asian American community over the last 24 hours and I acknowledge the pain they are feeling,' she added. 

Collins' tweets resurfaced just days after eight people, mostly Asian women, were shot dead in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Police in Atlanta are still investigating suspected gunman Robert Aaron Long's motive in connection with the shooting on Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.

All eight deceased victims have been formally identified as: Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; Paul Andre Michels, 54; Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Soon C. Park, 44; Hyun J. Grant, 51; Suncha Kim, 69, and 63-year-old Yong Yue. 

Meanwhile one of my daughters had recently experienced an incident in her school in which her Asian American peers were taunting her Latinx classmate about “sending kids back to Mexico” and the KKK. It was a time of processing, of fear among many communities with the unknown of how the next four years would unfold,' Collins wrote. 

'But whether my tweets are being taken out of context or not, only one thing matters right now. And that is the pain our Asian American brothers and sisters and siblings are experiencing. Words have meaning and impact. 

'Trump showed us that clearly with his sowing of hate and pitting communities of color against one another for political gain. I acknowledge that right now, in this moment my words taken out of context can be causing more pain for those who are already suffering. For the pain my words may have caused I am sorry, and I apologize unreservedly.

'What matters more than anything is showing up and supporting Asian American communities and victims of hate crimes. Let me be clear: I stand with the Asian American community against acts of violence. I have spoken with leaders in the Asian American community over the last 24 hours and I acknowledge the pain they are feeling,' she added. 

Collins' tweets resurfaced just days after eight people, mostly Asian women, were shot dead in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Police in Atlanta are still investigating suspected gunman Robert Aaron Long's motive in connection with the shooting on Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.

All eight deceased victims have been formally identified as: Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; Paul Andre Michels, 54; Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Soon C. Park, 44; Hyun J. Grant, 51; Suncha Kim, 69, and 63-year-old Yong Yue. 

[margaretzhang]

Soon Chung Park

Hyun Jung Grant

Suncha Kim

Yong Yue

Delaina Ashley Yaun

Paul Andre Michels

Xiaojie Tan

Daoyou Feng

[aroacebtich]

Say Their Names

Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung Grant, Soon Chung Park, Suncha Kim, Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, and Yong Ae Yue.

This past Tuesday a gunman shot 9 people at three different spas in Atlanta. Their names are listed above.  Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung Grant, Soon Chung Park, Suncha Kim, and Yong Ae Yue have died with only Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz currently recovering in the hospital(I will continue to update this post).  6 of the 8 victims were Asian American women.  The man claimed to have a “sex addiction” and did this to “eliminate” his “temptation”.  Disgustingly, Cherokee County sheriff Jay Baker simply said the shooter was having a “really bad day” and that he was “ at the end of his rope”. This is disgusting.  This is a hate crime.  Anti-Asian hate crimes have been on the rise during this pandemic and a number of the victims have been women.  I’m providing informational sources and organization to donate to here:  Please don’t be idle.

Instagram accounts:

- dearasianyouth

- angryasianfeminist

Where you can donate:

- Asian Americans Advancing Justice; advancingjustic-aajc.org ---Pursue to protect the civil rights of Asian Americans

- Red Canary Song; redcanarysong.net --- supports and fights for the rights of Asian migrants and sex workers.

- Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund ---  Raises funds for Atlanta’s most vulnerable

- Center for Pan Asian Community Services --- For the equity of immigrants, refugees, and the underprivileged