Libraries

OSU Libraries and Press strongly condemns racist rhetoric and acts of harassment, intimidation, microaggressions, and verbal and physical attacks against the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We stand in solidarity with our Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander community members and against anti-Asian discrimination and misogyny. The AAPI community should not be subjected to violence, harassment or bigotry. We see these recent killings in Atlanta as a hate crime against the AAPI women and the community as a whole and know that it is not an isolated event.  

We stand against those locally, nationally and globally who have seized this moment to spread racist and xenophobic ideas and to foster racist division or ethnic scapegoating. Our support is with the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Island communities as we work to end systemic racism and to enact our call to action issued in the wake of racist violence in 2019.      

Resources and actions: 

• If you or someone you know has been subjected to incidents of discrimination, we encourage you to report it through Oregon State University’s Office of Institutional Diversity, so the university can both address the situation and track larger trends.  
• If you would like to speak with someone confidentially about your experiences, please reach out to OSU’s Counseling and Psychological Services at any time for assistance. 
• OSU Employees seeking confidential support may contact OSU’s employee assistance program Beyond Benefits at 1-855-327-4722 or by visiting this website.  
• OSU-Cascades students can access counseling services through the Office of Student Wellness. To report a bias incident, visit the OSU-Cascades Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or contact Diversity Coordinator Erin Rook at erin.rook@osucascades.edu.  
• OSU’s Asian and Pacific Cultural Center. Donations can be made through the OSU Foundation.  
• The Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) is a statewide, grassroots organization uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice. 
• Stop AAPI Hate is a nonprofit that tracks incidents of discrimination, hate and xenophobia against Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. They have received more than 3,000 hate-incident reports across the country since the start of the pandemic. 
• Hollaback! offers Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harrassment and other trainings. 
• This Anti-Asian Violence Resources card lists educational resources, petitions and places to donate.