Resolution of Solidarity with APA students on the UC Davis Campus
Whereas, APA students at the University of California, Davis, campus have been the targets of a series of racist mob attacks.
Whereas, these attacks have included:
*October A CSUS Asian sorority were creating their greek letters with rocks at the Yolo Causeway levee. A group of white males from a Davis fraternity arrived and are upset that the sorority got there first. Racial slurs are made and the sorority left in fear for their safety.
*October A car of Korean males affiliated with a fraternity were attempting to drive through a parking lot of an apartment complex but were blocked by a predominately white fraternity (Kappa Sigma). Words were exchanged and when the Korean Americans went into their apartment, approximately 15 white males barged into their apartment and beat them calling them "CH****" while their apartment was ransacked.
*December 80 members from 2 API frats (Lambda Phi Epsilon and Sigma Kappa Rho) were at the Yolo County Causeway levee waiting their turn to create their greek letters with the rocks. A predominantly white UCD fraternity (Kappa Sigma), upset that the two Asian frats are there first and instigate a fight. A Kappa Sigma member pushed a Lambda member while another says "GET THE F*** OUT OF THE HILL CH***!" This escalates to a brawl and police come to break it up.
*February APA and anti-racist UC Davis students protest at the administration building on February 8.
Whereas, the Michigan Student Assembly condemns racism and bigotry against API and other minority students.
Therefore be it resolved, the Michigan Student Assembly will sign on to the following statement of solidarity with API students at the UC Davis campus.
Statement of Solidarity with APA Students at UC Davis
Over the past few months, a series of violent racist mob attacks have occured against APA students on the University of California at Davis campus. These hate-crimes have included:
*October A CSUS Asian sorority were creating their greek letters with rocks at the Yolo Causeway levee. A group of white males from a Davis fraternity arrived and are upset that the sorority got there first. Racial slurs are made and the sorority left in fear for their safety.
* October A car of Korean males affiliated with a fraternity were attempting to drive through a parking lot of an apartment complex but were blocked by a predominately white fraternity (Kappa Sigma). Words were exchanged and when the Korean Americans went into their apartment, approximately 15 white males barged into their apartment and beat them calling them "CH****" while their apartment was ransacked.
*December 80 members from 2 API frats (Lambda Phi Epsilon and Sigma Kappa Rho) were at the Yolo County Causeway levee waiting their turn to create their greek letters with the rocks. A predominantly white UCD fraternity (Kappa Sigma), upset that the two Asian frats are there first and instigate a fight. A Kappa Sigma member pushed a Lambda member while another says "GET THE F*** OUT OF THE HILL CH***!" This escalates to a brawl and police come to break it up.
We denounce these violent racist mob attacks at UC Davis and condemn in the strongest possible terms all anti-Asian racism. We condemn in the strongest possible terms racist violence against APAs and other minorties.
The end of affirmative action in California has emboldened racists and has led to a dramatic increase in racist attacks against APAs in the state.
We stand in full solidarity with API and all anti-racist students struggling against these and all racist attacks at UC Davis.
Passed with amendment to remove names of fraternities, 13 for, 5 against, 10 abstaining.