Deanne Chen

I never thought my first-ever quote in NYTimes would involve me calling my mom "woke" 😎 Thx Vanessa for amplifying! We all must raise awareness on anti-asian violence + BLM. 1st gen kids are critical to communicating with our parents about this #StopAAPIHate #StopAsianHate

How do we be less abstract & more concrete? I want to get away from common liberal language like "the system is broken" and "the police aren't here to protect you" to have things make sense to asian folks just starting their journey on understanding this

Related brainstorm: what's the best way to explain to folks that white supremacy is the root cause of everything they see (eg: many asians react to the anti asian violence w/ "stop crime" & more policing & blaming black ppl which is awful)

Take anti-asian hate seriously, in all forms. This has been going on forever & only now getting news and social attention. Don't forget the struggle is shared, black & asians must unite against white supremacy gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aap… #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate

@YogaGlo I'm getting server issues for the last hour

in oakland chinatown, folks are organizing a foot patrol to keep communities safe, with the emphasis that "it’s not just a patrol — it’s a stroll to walk around and shop and pick up trash and build relationships” docs.google.com/forms/d/12Re9X…

@wilfredchan Omg it was the first thing my mom called out while we were watching tv this morning

A very powerful performance by Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in history. nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/…

feeling a breath of fresh air this morning.

For those who are wondering why so much attention has been focused on the response of the Capitol Police to the Trump-inspired riots, here’s a data-driven article that provides some useful frame of reference. fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-p…

I don’t think diversity training can fix this.

While today’s terrible display of terror and meanness shakes us, let’s remember: @ossoff, Jewish son of an immigrant & @ReverendWarnock, first Black Senator from Georgia, will join a Catholic POTUS & the first woman, Black + Indian VP in our nation’s capital. God bless America.

This spectacle of non-policing is quite something. In one of the world’s most militarized cities. A stark reminder that in this settler democracy, the seat of power is a comfortable & welcoming space for white supremacist violence.

@evernotehelps your "upgrade device" pop up is simply signing me out of every single device (even the 2 that allowed). Great upsell... by not allowing me to use your product 😂

Amazon has added 427,300 employees in 10 months. Jeff Bezos could give every Amazon employee $105,000 and still be as rich as he was before the pandemic. Instead he's denying paid sick leave to his employees, and has already subjected nearly 20,000 warehouse workers to Covid-19.

@dasweinz Dayaaaaaam

Y’all, Chuck Schumer is on the phone with Kamala Harris behind me

.@cbsnews has learned Hope Hicks tested negative for COVID-19 Wednesday morning, so she boarded AF1. She developed symptoms during the day and received a second test, which came back positive. The White House knew about this Wed evening but Trump still had a fundraiser Thursday.

It would be great if news coverage would likewise note the people not named who were nonetheless exposed--the stage crew at the debate, the wait staff at the fundraiser. Many powerful people chose to be reckless around many powerless people who had no choice.

COVID19 is the only thing Trump has ever acquired in life by actually earning it