As the social and political environment has increasingly polarized in the United States in recent years, Asian Americans are being greatly affected by anti-Asian hate crimes. Stop AAPI Hate had 10,905 hate incidents reported from March 2020 to December 2021 and it’s likely many more went unreported. Furthermore, 1 in 6 Asian American adults experienced a hate crime or hate incident in 2021, an increase from 1 in 8 in 2020. (AAPI Data)

In the midst of this tumultuous environment, the Asian American Christian Collaborative (AACC) launched to empower whole-life discipleship by amplifying the voices and histories of Asian Americans in the church and the world. In addition to on-going advocacy and education, two unprecedented accomplishments of AACC that brought people together: collected over 10,000 signatories for its first landmark statement, Statement on Anti-Asian Racism in the Time of COVID-19 and mobilized an estimated 5,000 people for a national prayer gathering simultaneously in 14 cities, Rally for AAPI Lives and Dignity. AACC has also led efforts like March for Black Lives and Dignity and Latin & Asian Christians United Against Racism.

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