Free Download: Stop Asian Hate Poster Art

. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com .

free download stop asian hate poster art, art by Sherrie Thai of Shaireproductions.com

Stop Asian/AAPI Hate Poster Art. Free Printable File Download is available:
Stop Asian Hate: https://shaireproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/StopAsianHate-Download.jpg

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
-Nelson Mandela

Someone asked me why Asian Americans haven’t spoken up against the racism they’ve experienced until now. We have, but no one listened.

While Asians have experienced racism in America since the 1800s, issues that were brought up, were often dismissed–that their experiences didn’t matter and were “statistically insignificant”. In other cases, some accounts of racism go unchecked and unreported due to fear/retaliation, language barriers, or thinking that it wouldn’t matter as nothing could be done. Even when speaking up, the suppression olympics and the Model Minority stereotype creates the notion that the Asian voices don’t matter, because of the false perception of financial success or white-adjacency, when some immigrant Asians struggle with poverty and are marginalized with lack of resources and support. When stereotypes and hate-based jokes spread, internalized hate festers, escalating into micro-aggressions and violence. This anti-Asian hate didn’t form only within the last year with the coronavirus hate-speech (blaming Asians for the virus), but it has added fuel which unfortunately, normalized overt racism. The portrayal of Asians in media/Hollywood have perpetuated racist stereotypes of being considered the enemy, perpetual foreigners, culturally interior, exotic fetishes, submissive, punchlines and during the past year, as a political pawn. Historically, Asians in America and immigrants have always been blamed for various misfortunes (leading to the Chinese Exclusion Act, lynchings, Japanese internment camps, murders, etc), and it seems that history is repeating itself. It’s unfortunate that it took multiple deaths through video footages for mainstream media and politicians to pay attention. However, with social media giving power to people to mobilize, there is more conversation on racial justice, and thus, more accountability.

We have to do better–speak up for what is right and to work towards a better future. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but this is a start. Words and actions matter. We ALL deserve to be here.

Steps to combat the hate:
-Educate Yourself
-Become an Ally
-Mobilize (speak up, volunteer, donate)
If you see racism on the streets, don’t be a bystander. @ihollagram (with support from @hateisavirus and @advancingjustice_aajc) have created Bystander Intervention Training.
-Combat racism with solidarity (interracial dialogue and understanding)
-Spread the love and support each other: Check in on the AAPI community/friends, have conversations, support AAPI-owned businesses, ultimately, be a positive force.

#stopasianhate #stopaapihate #standwithasians #hateisavirus #stopracism #asianamerican @acttochange

LEGAL STUFF: This documents is for educational and non-profit purposes only. This image, in its original form, altered or derivative, is not to be sold in any form, including print or digital format.

Freebies: Blue and Pink Floral Design

. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com

free blue and pink floral art

Hope your day is beautiful and bright, just like this image. You are welcome to DOWNLOAD this Blue and Pink Floral Design for commercial and non-commercial projects. Add text, change the color, be free 🙂

You could find more free backgrounds on my Creative Commons folder on Flickr (Urban, Nature, Patterns, Abstract, Textiles). Click on “download icon” in the right corner to download your preferred size. Want more? Check out https://shaireproductions.com/tag/freebies/. If you decide to use any of the backgrounds, please let me know how it goes by sending a link or an image. Enjoy!

Free Download: Skeleton Image

. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com

Skeleton Freebie

Celebrate Halloween with this vintage skeleton freebie for cards, tags and more! Download the high resolution image by clicking on the image above or clicking HERE. Trick or Treat!

Free Photo Background: Purple Textile Pattern

. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com

Purple Textile Pattern

Discover the beauty of folk textiles with this free downloadable image, photographed at the Mexican Day of the Dead event.

This photo can be used as a background for both commercial and non-commercial/personal work. Simply click on the image above, Zoom In, and go to “All Sizes” to download various sizes. This is part of my Creative Commons library of free backgrounds. Enjoy!

Free Vector and Image Download: World Map

. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com

World Map

This image could be used as a background for both commercial and non-commercial/personal work. You could download the EPS Vector file HERE

The high-res JPG image is available through my Flickr page. Simply click on the image above, Zoom In, and go to “All Sizes” to download various sizes. This is part of my Creative Commons library of free backgrounds. Enjoy!