The group of friends — D.C.
-area residents all in their mid-60s — gathered at the National Mall Saturday along with hundreds of others for a Unity March rally organized to bring attention to a slate of issues affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including the increased number of hate crimes against them, reproductive rights for underprivileged women, and the lack of Asian American representation in both media and government.
“As a community, we have stayed silent for so long,” she said. “To be able to shout together to the world why we’re here, why we belong here — I think that message really resonates with me.” “We were all sort of operating in silos before,” said Agarwal. “I think that this kind of protest has really led us to realize that we’re all connected.”
The Unity March was founded by several national organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice , the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and Indian American Impact.
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