{"id":18723,"date":"2023-01-23T19:15:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capal.local\/?p=18723"},"modified":"2023-01-23T20:45:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:45:42","slug":"monterey-park-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capal.org\/site\/monterey-park-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPAL Statement on Monterey Park, CA Mass Shooting and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">CAPAL Statement on Monterey Park, CA Mass Shooting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">January 23, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Washington, D.C. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is devastated by the mass shooting that occurred on Lunar New Year eve in Monterey Park, CA this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">What should have been a joyous, celebratory weekend for many Asian communities to welcome the new year was marred by this tragedy. It also further heightened fears and anxiety within our communities across the country, after experiencing a spike in anti-Asian rhetoric and violence since the onset of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those impacted. We\u2019re also linking the fundraiser for the victims, and community vigils and resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #284177;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/monterey-park-lunar-new-year-victims-fund\">Monterey Park Lunar New Year Victims Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #284177;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsocal.org\/2023\/01\/22\/nations-largest-asian-americam-civil-rights-org-responds-to-monterey-park-ca-mass-shooting\/\">Asian Americans Advancing Justice \u2013 SoCal<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> for safe confidential help in the following Asian language lines:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">English:\u00a0 888-349-9695<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\/\u5e7f\u4e1c\u8bdd: 800-520-2356<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4: 800-867-3640<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Tagalog: 855-300-2552<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940: 855-971-2552<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u0e20\u0e32\u0e29\u0e32\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22: 800-914-9583<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t: 714-477-2958<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Asian American Journalists Association\u2019s <span style=\"color: #284177;\"><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aaja.org\/2023\/01\/22\/aaja-is-devastated-over-mass-shooting-in-monterey-park-issues-guidance-on-covering-violence-in-the-asian-american-community\/\"><strong>Guidance on Covering Violence in the Asian American community<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Tuesday, January 24 at 5:30 PM PT \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: #284177;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montereypark.ca.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=825\">Monterey Park City Hall Vigil<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Wednesday, January 25 at 6:00 PM PT \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: #284177;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnvjWrJrWWB\/\">Compassion in SGV Candlelight Vigil at Star Dance Studio<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #284177;\"><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/APIDA-healing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>Asian Mental Health Project\u2019s virtual Community Healing Circles<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> \u2013 sign up for a session between Monday, 1\/23 through Thursday, 1\/26 (times listed in PT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #284177;\"><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asianmhc.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Asian Mental Health Collective<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>: email <span style=\"color: #284177;\"><a style=\"color: #284177;\" href=\"mailto:therapy@asianmhc.org\"><strong>therapy@asianmhc.org<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>if you are in need of emotional support to be connected with a mental health provider, or if you are an Asian mental health provider to offer support to those impacted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] CAPAL Statement on Monterey Park, CA Mass Shooting January 23, 2023 Washington, D.C. \u2013The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is devastated by the mass shooting that occurred &hellip; 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