Asian Americans: From Allies to Accomplices, in Solidarity with Black Lives

On Monday, July 27, 2020, the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA), the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), and Stop Repeating History co-hosted this important panel discussion. Dedicated to the legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis and moderated by the exceptional Judge Ruth McMullin, this program presented inspiring panelists getting into "good trouble, necessary trouble."

Speakers:

• Christopher Bruce (Political Director, ACLU Georgia)

• Azadeh Shahshahani (Legal & Advocacy Director, Project South)

• Prof. Natsu Saito (Professor, GSU College of Law)

• Don Tamaki (Managing Partner of Minami Tamaki, Co-Founder of Stop Repeating History)

Our extraordinary panelists discussed representing Fred Korematsu in the fight to challenge Japanese incarceration during WWII, the effects of the Muslim Ban on immigrant communities, mobilizing Atlanta and protests following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks, the role of academia in the fight for Black and Native American lives, and the rise of anti-Asian violence amidst COVID-19. Speakers shared their takeaways of how we all can get into #GoodTrouble, honoring Congressman Lewis' Legacy.

The Panelists also discussed the award-winning documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066, which exposes the false information and political influences leading to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.