Item 31 - Resolution Condemning Racism Xenopobia and Hate against Asian Americans

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City Manager Office https://www.santa-ana.org/cm Item # 31 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 6, 2021 TOPIC: Resolution Condemning Racism Xenopobia and Hate against Asian Americans AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Condemning Racism Xenophobia and Hate against Asian Americans RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution condemning racism, xenophobia, and hate against Asian Americans. DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana is committed to diversity and inclusion, and advancing social justice and inclusion for people of all races, ethnicities, and national origins. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, racist and xenophobic rhetoric related to the geographic origins of COVID-19 has resulted in a rise in reported hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) individuals, communities, and businesses throughout the United States. From March 19, 2020 through February 28, 2021, Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition aimed at addressing anti- APPI discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic, received reports of over 3,795 hate incidents in the United States against AAPIs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hate incidents against the APPI community is not new in the United States, and the City of Santa Ana acknowledges how racism and discrimination has adversely impacted Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The City of Santa Ana is home to an estimated 332,318 residents, of which Asian American and Pacific Islanders comprise 12.1 percent—or approximately 40,210 residents. The attached resolution declares the City of Santa Ana’s commitment to its residents by unequivocally stating that it will condemn racism, xenophobia, and hate against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT