How Asian-American Celebrities Responded To The Atlanta Shooting

After the shooting of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia where six of the victims were Asian women; the Asian American and Pacific Islander community voiced their concerns and grievances for the blatant racism and hate crimes occurring within the United States. Here is a list of nine famous Asian-identifying people who did just that.

Ashley Park Lady
INSTAGRAM @ashleyparklady

As an Asian-American myself, these past weeks and the events happening each day have been hard to process. Hearing other people voice their own worries, and most importantly, their courage to not back down; has helped me digest the situation at hand. I hope these quotes, along with the articles and videos linked, can help you as they have helped me.

Meredith Ireland

Meredith Ireland is an attorney and author. On Twitter, she is outspoken about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) representation within the arts. Here is one thing she had to say about the shooting:

“I’m adopted and my family is white. All of my cultural markers are white. So let me tell you, no proximity to whiteness, no model minority myth will save you from being hypersexualized and othered as an Asian American woman and subject to the violence that stems from those two.”

Ashley Park Lady

Ashley Park Lady is an actress, singer, dancer, and activist. She is best known for her roles in Netflix’s Emily In Paris and Mean Girls on Broadway. After the shooting, Netflix tweeted a video of Lady voicing her pain and frustration about the reasons behind the shooting.

“This racism starts at a very small level. It starts at things that you say, it starts when someone calls a virus that shut down the whole world ‘the Kung Flu virus.’ But it also starts when you roll your eyes or make fun of the Asian waiters and Chinese food delivery people and the nail artist.”

Marian Liu

Marian Lu is a journalist and currently the Travel Operations Editor at The Washington Post. She has taught multimedia and digital writing at the University of Hong Kong. Read this article she contributed about the ways Asian-Americans view the shooting. Also, here is a segment of her opinions regarding the reportage of anti-Asian violence from a TikTok created by The Washington Post.

“I’ve been talking to members of the community. They’ve expressed that they’re been angry, sad, frustrated, numb, and scared. Last year at the start of the pandemic, I talked to a college student and she said she wanted to change her face. She was that ashamed of being Asian.”

Lana Condor

Lana Condor is an actress and singer. She is best known for her role of Lara Jean in the romantic comedy To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Condor is a part of Asian Foundation to help girls receive the education they deserve around the world. Since the shooting, she has been vocal about her feelings toward the injustice. Here is a tweet from the day of the murder:

“Wake up… your Asian friends and family are deeply scared, horrified, sick to their stomachs and wildly angry. Please please please check in on us, please please please stand with us. Please. Your Asian friend needs you, even if they aren’t publicly grieving on social media. x”

Simu Liu

While Simu Liu is a Canadian actor, writer, and stuntman. He is going to portray the first leading Asian superhero within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here is an excerpt from the column he wrote for Variety:

“Anti-Asian racism is very real, and it will not be solved with an opulent rom-com or Marvel superhero, but with you — the bystanders — acknowledging the validity of our pain.”

Karen Chee


Karen Chee is a comedian and writer, currently writing for The Late Night Show with Seth Meyers. On March 18, she spoke out about the Atlanta Shooting in the intro for The Late Night Show. Here is a tweet she sent out on the day of the shooting:

“It’s a hate crime. so call it a hate crime.”

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim is an actor and producer most well-known for his roles in Lost and Hawaii Five-O. He testified before Congress about Asian American and Pacific Islander hate. Here is one of the most prominent things he said:

“We are 23 million strong. We are united and we are waking up.”

Eric Nam

Eric Nam is a singer and television host, raised in Atlanta. He was named Korea GQ’s 2016 “Man of the Year” and was featured in Forbes’ “30 under 30 Asia 2017.” Nam recently wrote an article for Time Magazine about the anti-Asian violence in Georgia. Here is how he ended it:

“We are hurt, exhausted, full of sorrow and angry—rightfully so. But we must continue to persevere. We must all continue to be active in creating the change that we so badly want and need for ourselves and our future generations.”

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya

Time Cover Anti-Asian violence
INSTAGRAM @alonglastname

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is an artist, educator, and advocate. She is featured on Time Magazine cover regarding Anti-Asian Violence and her work with the NYC Commission on Human Rights campaign: “I Still Believe in Our City.” In the Time Magazine article, she discussed the meaning behind cover for anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. Here is the message she left at the end of the article:

“It’s so important to see ourselves. It’s a way to say, despite what we have been through as Asian Americans, we’re still here. We don’t scare easily. We’re fighting every day for our shared future.”

Cameron Howell

Content Associate

Cameron is an avid traveler and has lived on three continents. He enjoys learning about different cultures and languages. Cameron loves exploring cities and going on long hikes anywhere in the world.

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