http://ifcus.org/programs/school/ Amid the devastation of the recent shooting, it is inspiring to see Asian Americans – and others – coming together to support one another and the people of #MontereyPark. If you want help, or need help, keep reading to learn how. 🧵
— Stop AAPI Hate (@StopAAPIHate) January 23, 2023
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This is not normal. pic.twitter.com/y1Rove1J47
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) January 25, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted GOP politicians who want to ban ‘the word Latinx’ and ‘AP courses,’ but not guns.
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 26, 2023
Newsom’s state has experienced three prominent mass shootings since Saturday, in the cities of Monterey Park, Oakland, and Half Moon Bay. pic.twitter.com/f4xfharJs3
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Every country struggles with mental illness.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 24, 2023
But the USA has a gun homicide rate 26 TIMES HIGHER than our peers.
The difference is how the @GOP have bowed down to the gun industry. The difference is how easy it is to access to guns and high capacity magazines in our country.
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My mother took up ballroom dancing in her 50s before passing away from cancer. It brought her a lot of joy. I mourn the senseless killing of these Asian American elders celebrating New Year’s eve on the dance floor. https://t.co/FwqVZ62LPe
— Nancy Wang Yuen (@nancywyuen) January 23, 2023
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Hundreds of mourners gathered at a vigil outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, a typically quiet Los Angeles suburb now home to one of the worst tragedies in the county’s history. https://t.co/ReWG7nfENZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 26, 2023
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The named victims in Monterey park include people of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino ethnicities. I talk a lot about Pan-Asian solidarity—it’s my heritage as an Asian Californian, and these elders, dancing together, were living it. https://t.co/X408k5siPg
— Jennifer de Guzman Strikes Again (@Jennifer_deG) January 24, 2023
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This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park.
— Natasha ❀ (@ndelriego) January 23, 2023
Ming Wei Ma was a dance instructor & owner of the Star Dance Studio. He was described as a caring person with a selfless nature. He was the first to rush towards the shooter to try & save others. pic.twitter.com/N4m7av6R2c