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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
June 14, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Agard, L. Taylor, Smith, Carpenter,
Johnson, Roys, Larson, Erpenbach, Bewley, Wirch and Ringhand,
cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Shelton, Subeck, B. Meyers,
Ohnstad, Moore Omokunde, Billings, Anderson, Snodgrass, Drake, Goyke,
Andraca, Cabrera, Considine, Baldeh, Spreitzer, Hintz, S. Rodriguez,
Brostoff, Vruwink, Sinicki, Neubauer, Pope, Stubbs, Bowen, Emerson,
Conley, McGuire, Shankland, Riemer, Hebl, Hesselbein and Vining.
Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR45,1,2 1Relating to: condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American
2(APIDA) community.
SJR45,1,43 Whereas, 23 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders account for 7
4percent of the population in the United States; and
SJR45,1,65 Whereas, anti-Asian racism and hate are not new and have a long history in
6the United States; and
SJR45,1,87 Whereas, Asian Americans have been the target of xenophobic policies, labor
8exploitation, and hate crimes since the founding of the United States; and
SJR45,1,119 Whereas, political leaders, our previous presidential administration, and a
10system of white supremacy have intensified anti-Asian hate and violence over the
11last year; and
SJR45,1,1312 Whereas, the use of anti-Asian rhetoric has resulted in Asian Americans being
13harassed, assaulted, and scapegoated for the COVID–19 pandemic; and
SJR45,1,1514 Whereas, violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased by
15150 percent in major U.S. cities; and
SJR45,2,3
1Whereas, in the last year, Asian American and Pacific Islander women made
2up 68 percent of the 3,800 incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
3and
SJR45,2,54 Whereas, since the start of year 2021, there has been a surge in anti-Asian
5attacks targeting elderly Asian Americans; and
SJR45,2,86 Whereas, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease
7Control and Prevention (CDC) recognize that naming COVID–19 by its geographic
8location or linking it to a specific ethnicity perpetuates stigma; and
SJR45,2,109 Whereas, no one should live in fear in our communities across Wisconsin and
10the United States; now, therefore, be it
SJR45,2,13 11Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
12Legislature condemns violence of all forms against the APIDA community; and, be
13it further
SJR45,2,16 14Resolved, That the Wisconsin Legislature condemns all acts of racism,
15xenophobia, discrimination, anti-Asian sentiment, scapegoating, and ethnic or
16religious intolerance; and, be it further
SJR45,2,19 17Resolved, That the Wisconsin Legislature calls on leaders at all levels to
18recommit the United States to serving as a world leader in building more inclusive,
19diverse, and tolerant communities.
SJR45,2,2020 (End)
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