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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Elaine Wu <elainewu@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>MIT AAI Institute Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The MIT Asian American Initiative (AAI) has created a list of five institute recommendations to make MIT a safer and more inclusive space for Asian/American students — read our statement and sign to support here: <a href="http://asianamerican.mit.edu/recs" target="_blank">asianamerican.mit.edu/recs</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After witnessing the rise in anti-Asian hate amidst the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in 2020, the MIT Asian American Initiative (AAI) has spent a long time grappling with what it meant for Asian American students, one of the largest marginalized
groups on campus, to still feel invisible. For a little over a year, we’ve worked on creating a series of five recommendations for administration to make MIT a more inclusive and safe space for Asians and Asian Americans:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>1. Hire more Asian American senior-level administrators, faculty, and staff</i><br>
<i>2. Hire culturally competent mental health professionals and medical practitioners</i><br>
<i>3. Disaggregate data of Asian American enrollment, graduation, and admissions by ethnicity</i><br>
<i>4. Offer courses in Asian American Studies and install ethnic studies programs</i><br>
<i>5. Create a permanent, physical space for Asian American students and increase cultural representation</i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve set up a display in Lobby 7 for the week and will also be at the student center and Lobby 10 booths to talk about our recommendations! You can sign and support our petition using this link: <a href="http://asianamerican.mit.edu/recs" target="_blank">asianamerican.mit.edu/recs</a> and
like/share our post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbsGsHhOOPz/?utm_medium=copy_link" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to amplify our message. Feel free to reach out to <a href="https://mailto:aai-recs@mit.edu" target="_blank" title="https://mailto:aai-recs@mit.edu">aai-recs@mit.edu</a> with
any questions and/or comments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elaine<o:p></o:p></p>
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