March Against Racism
The Texas state legislature has proposed two bills that are rooted in racism and xenophobia.
- SB 147 proposes that businesses and citizens of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia shall not be able to purchase property in Texas. This does nothing to solve any real problems, while only hurting the Asian American community.
- SB 552 prohibits entering into business agreements with companies based in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. We are not at war with any of these countries, and this is not what a free market looks like.
We organized a March Against Racism in Chinatown to show that we will not tolerate intolerance. It was a peaceful march with influential guest speakers and a police escort for protection. Our guest speakers included:
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- Lizzie Fletcher, Congresswoman of CD07
- Ron Reynolds, State Representative of TX HD27
- David Donatti, Attorney of ACLU
- H.C. Chang, President of OCA-Houston Chapter
- Dr. Yichuan Fang, CEO of Chinese Civic Center
- Tuo Li, Navy veteran
- Sally Sha, Restaurant Owner
- Navid Zanjani, Rise AAPI
- Victor Lee, Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)
- Nikki Norman, Emgage
- Hunjia Norman, Woori Junto
- Daniel Chong Li, Attorney
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
Sheila Jackson Lee, Congresswoman of CD18
Al Green, Congressman CD09
Gene Wu, State Representative TX HD137
Alice Chen, Stafford City Council
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