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Community Sits Down for Conversation One Year after the #StopAsianHate Movement Began

The community sat down together for a conversation in the Library’s Trefz’ Forum with panelists William Tong, Attorney General, Miriam Yeung, OCAFC President, Mike Keo, #IAmNotAVirus founder, and Patra Kanchanagom, AAPI Westport Founder. Attendees began by watching the film “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate” with the following discussion moderated by NBC News Correspondent Vicky Nguyen. May marks AAPI Heritage Month in Westport, with events happening through the month. For more information, visit aapiwestport.com.

Photos by Jenaé Weinbrenner Photography