Not only do we wish to thank all 150 people who expressed interest in this group, but we also want to mention and thank a few folks in our circles who advised and guided us. Those folks include Rachel Bernard, Emily Cooperdock, Cin-Ty Lee, Wendy Mao, Sam Ying, Rosie Alegado, Victor Guevara, Sara Tenamoeata Kahanamoku, Sami Chen, Rohini Shivamoggi, Rocío Caballero-Gill, Pranoti Asher, and Lisa White. If you’re in the room, thank you for your help in getting us this far.
To start, let me explain a few things: how this started, why it’s happening now, and why we think AAPIs should band together in these times, now more than ever.