I literally moved out of New York to be in the same state as my parents because of what I went through while I was on Broadway. Because being in the city was a constant reminder of the devastation, degradation, humiliation and isolation. It is so wildly traumatizing.
I cried twice this week. Once when young woman told me “Mom was my sanctuary.” Her mom was among 8 killed in Atlanta. I cried again when I saw video of Filipino mom kicked in face in NYC. Amidst tragedy, let’s pay tribute to AAPI moms who give us strength (THREAD) #StopAsianHate
Imagine being less than 24 hours out from losing your loved one(s) and hearing law enforcement defend their murderer by saying “He was fed up, at the end of his rope...yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did.” That feels like an additional hate crime.