亚洲农历新年

2021年2月15日

亲爱的校园社区:

As many of our Spartan community celebrate the 亚洲农历新年 and the Year of the Ox, I am writing to express my wishes that you and your family have time to safely 收集，联系，反思. The days-long celebration of the 亚洲农历新年 is a time of renewal and connection with family and friends that many look forward 献给全年. It is a time when great hope is expressed for the new year even as we reflect on the challenges we have had with loss and our lives disrupted by the pandemic 用很多不同的方式. 

In the midst of this time of rituals of renewal and looking forward, I want to express my and our campus leadership’s support for solidarity with our diverse Asian Pacific 美国和德西美国(APIDA)社区. 同时，我必须表达我的 concern and alarm at the recent sharp rise in incidents of violence, hate, and targeting 亚裔美国人在这个国家的比例. 尤其是在旧金山湾区，那里有很多 our campus community and their families live and visit, we have witnessed  a deadly attack in San Francisco of an elderly Thai American man and another attack of an elderly Asian American woman who was robbed and assaulted in San José. 仍然有 more violent attacks in Oakland’s Chinatown in recent weeks. 

These attacks come on the heels of a year where there has been a sharp steep resurgence in anti-Asian hate incidents reported in the United States, attacks attributed to the rise in xenophobia and racist blame for the pandemic against those of Asian descent 在公开种族主义言论的推动下. It is reassuring to know that the Biden 政府 signed an Executive Order on January 26, 2021 decrying and addressing systemic change on xenophobia, hate incidents and racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. But, this work must continue on both a local and national level.

At 圣何塞州立大学, we also decry systemic xenophobia and racism against 我们的APIDA社区. We know that these incidents affect our campus climate and 归属感. Creating an environment that celebrates the richness of our racially and ethnically diverse community is 一个 of our most important priorities. 我们的整体 work on systemic racism reflects our core values of equity and inclusion and the mission of our university to support our students, staff, and faculty so that every一个 can 茁壮成长. And, although this work is made harder by our need to work and learn 远程来说，这是我们将继续做的工作. 

Please join me in taking a moment to reflect on the 亚洲农历新年 as a time 家庭和社区的更新. May all of our Spartan friends and families connect and hold each other in community at San Jose State University.  

真诚地,

凯西·黄(刘)

首席多元化官

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If you are a student and would like to connect with the APIDA Task Force on campus 请发邮件至MOSAIC@lgmobilereg.com. For information on future APIDA events follow them on Instagram @sjsuapida.

If you would like to connect to the Asian Pacific Islander 教师 and 员工协会 或APIFSA，请发送电子邮件至sjsuapifsa@gmail.com.

If you are the target or witness xenophobic or racist exclusion on campus, in the classroom or with university related activities, there are resources on our campus 报告这些事件. If you experience or witness an immediate physical threat or danger, you should contact our University Police immediately by phoning (408) 924-2222, 或者拨打911.

Please know that the following psychological and mental health support is available 在营业时间和24/7: 

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) for students

  • We have extended hours from Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm. 你可以 请致电408-924-5910.
  • If you need assistance after office hours, please call:
    • Call 408-924-5910 and press 4 to reach the after-hours crisis services 
    • Call the Santa Clara County Suicide and Crisis Service at 855-278-4204
    • Text “Hello” to 741741 to be connect to the National Text Crisis Service

Empathia Counseling through campus or Life Matters Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 为员工

  • 星期二、星期三和星期五上午10点至下午12点. 周四上午11点到下午1点. To schedule an appointment, please call or text Rebecca directly at 408-784-4287. 你也可以给丽贝卡发电子邮件 rebeccatochoalmft@gmail.com.
  • 你可以 access LifeMatters services by calling 1-800-367-7474. 经验丰富，有执照的 professional will personally answer your calls 24/7. lifemmatters网站提供 educational information, self-serve options, and interactive tools. 访问mylifematters.com