Asian Community Safety Initiative (US Dept. of Justice, Philly Police, PCDC)

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Asian Community Safety Initiative Resources:
*Please note: Chinese language versions of all presentations will be made available shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Download USDOJ "Federal Hate Crime Presentation" slides here: https://chinatown-pcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/English-Federal-Hate-Crime-Presentation-US-Department-of-Justice-ACSI-10-20-2021.pdf?fbclid=IwAR23BGWVHKERAcGCLzy_RAPbYCZS4Z5ykNQfWnl126c6Y58G9O9je1Hl7HY

Download USDOJ "Violent Crime Presentation" slides here: https://chinatown-pcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/English-Violent-Crime-Presentation-US-Department-of-Justice-ACSI-10-20-2021-.pptx.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2A5rhn4DQ3IRbEXGHepQtHL1MJ8XWUIOkXMfN4WTLqNfyJYMEzq5z75g4

Download Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations "Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents Presentation" slides here: https://chinatown-pcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/English-Hate-Crimes-and-Bias-Incidents-Presentation-PCHR-ACSI-10-20-2021-.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0ZaJiIFsM68qXnlEiRJ1AxAbmQqqBNF7qCg3AW3cQ1O3BvHl_8IJ62xDw

On Oct. 20, 2021, more than 80 AAPI community members, advocacy leaders, and law enforcement representatives gathered at Crane Community Center and on Zoom for a town hall meeting to discuss safety for Asian American communities in Philadelphia. Live language interpretation in Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Indonesian, and Vietnamese was provided for virtual attendees.

Moderated by John Chin, Executive Director of PCDC, community members heard from guest speakers Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Acting United States Attorney for Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Commissioner Danielle Outlaw of the Philadelphia Police Department. Representatives from law enforcement agencies provided resources on how to report hate and violent crimes, the importance of reporting crimes, and what the process for a case looks like on a federal level.

Speakers included:
Jeanine Linehan, Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Violent Crime Unit

Jeanette Kang, Assistant US Attorney

Anthony Carissimi, Assistant US Attorney

Sarah O’Reilly, Special Agent ATF

Richard Antonini, Special Agent ATF

Eric Gibson; Deputy Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Corruption & Civil Rights

C.J. Jackson, Special Agent of FBI Philadelphia

Randy Duque, Deputy Director, Community Relations Division of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations

ABOUT US:
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) is a grassroots, non-profit, community-based organization. Our mission is to preserve, protect, and promote Chinatown as a viable ethnic, residential, and business community.

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