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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
April 20, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Hong, Anderson, Andraca,
Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake,
Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, McGuire, L. Myers, Neubauer,
Ohnstad, Moore Omokunde, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland,
Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and
Vruwink, cosponsored by Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach,
Johnson, Larson, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
AJR38,1,2 1Relating to: condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American
2(APIDA) community.
AJR38,1,43 Whereas, 23 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders account for 7
4percent of the population in the United States; and
AJR38,1,65 Whereas, anti-Asian racism and hate are not new and have a long history in
6the United States; and
AJR38,1,87 Whereas, Asian Americans have been the target of xenophobic policies, labor
8exploitation, and hate crimes since the founding of the United States; and
AJR38,1,119 Whereas, political leaders, our previous presidential administration, and a
10system of white supremacy have intensified anti-Asian hate and violence over the
11last year; and
AJR38,1,1312 Whereas, the use of anti-Asian rhetoric has resulted in Asian Americans being
13harassed, assaulted, and scapegoated for the COVID–19 pandemic; and
AJR38,1,1514 Whereas, violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased by
15150 percent in major U.S. cities; and
AJR38,2,3
1Whereas, in the last year, Asian American and Pacific Islander women made
2up 68 percent of the 3,800 incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
3and
AJR38,2,54 Whereas, since the start of year 2021, there has been a surge in anti-Asian
5attacks targeting elderly Asian Americans; and
AJR38,2,86 Whereas, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease
7Control and Prevention (CDC) recognize that naming COVID–19 by its geographic
8location or linking it to a specific ethnicity perpetuates stigma; and
AJR38,2,109 Whereas, no one should live in fear in our communities across Wisconsin and
10the United States; now, therefore, be it
AJR38,2,13 11Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
12Legislature condemns violence of all forms against the APIDA community; and, be
13it further
AJR38,2,16 14Resolved, That the Wisconsin Legislature condemns all acts of racism,
15xenophobia, discrimination, anti-Asian sentiment, scapegoating, and ethnic or
16religious intolerance; and, be it further
AJR38,2,19 17Resolved, That the Wisconsin Legislature calls on leaders at all levels to
18recommit the United States to serving as a world leader in building more inclusive,
19diverse, and tolerant communities.
AJR38,2,2020 (End)
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