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AAPI Guide - Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: History of Asian American and Black Solidarity in the US

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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Asian American Writers' Workshop

The History Of Solidarity Between Asian And Black Americans

The History Of Solidarity Between Asian And Black Americans

Articles

Black and Asian Solidarity in American History: The Power of Unity Exemplified by 5 Major Events by Anika Raju
The history of tensions — and solidarity — between Black and Asian American communities, explained by Jerusalem Demsas and Rachel Ramirez
Why Don’t We Treat Asian American History the Way We Treat Black History? by Michael Eric Dyson
The Asian American Response to Black Lives Matter Is Part of a Long, Complicated History by Cady Lang

Asian American Advocacy Fund

Asians for Black Lives
A list of resources and readings

The Cross Cultural Solidarity History Project

Black/Asian Solidarity
This resource is divided into 3 areas (1) Contemporary Black/Asian solidarities (2) historical solidarities, and (3) Black American international solidarities with Asia

South Asian / African American Solidarity

Beyond Ghandi & King: The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity

Interview with Yuri Kochiyama (May 1972)

Kochiyama, Yuri. “The Impact of Malcolm X on Asian-American Politics and Activism.” Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in Urban America: Status and Prospects for Politics and Activism, edited by James Jennings, Praeger, 1994, 129-141.