Saturday 4/17 Irvine’s #StopAsianHate Rally To Focus on Solutions, Multicultural Perspective

Irvine, CA – April 13, 2021 – A group of non-partisan and conservative groups will come together for a rally at the Irvine City Hall on Saturday morning to address the wave of anti-Asian attacks and the media attention and coverage around these crimes.

Saturday, April 17, 2021
10 am to Noon
Irvine City Hall
1 Civic Center Plaza,
Irvine, CA 92606

The event is being organized by Asian Industry B2B in partnership with other grassroots organizations and leaders like John Park, James Mai and George Li, who all currently run or have run strong local organizations in Irvine and Orange County.

Speakers will focus on fostering community to keep each other safe through neighborhood watches, cooperation and collaboration with law enforcement, as well as practical self defense tips. There will be an overall discussion on racism and a push to stop Asian hate, but also all hate in general, as the event calls for productivity and true multicultural unity. In addition there will also be action items on pushing local and national leaders to work towards concrete solutions.

So far, here are the list of speakers:

Marc Ang – Founder, Asian Industry B2B, Conservative Asian Activist
Steven Choi (CA State Assemblyman)
Dr. GT (Retired MD, Community Organizer)
Crystal Jade (Activist)
Anthony Kuo (Irvine City Councilman)
Hong Lee (Advocate/Activist and Partner StopAAPIHate Advancing Justice)
George Li (Former TOC president, Community Organizer)
James Mai – CEO, Bristol Bates, Asian Community Activist
John Park – First Vice Chair or OCGOP, Chairman of Greater Irvine Republicans
The Korean Conservative (@thekoreanconservative) – Conservative Influencer
Steven Miller (Director, No On Prop 16 Campaign)
Tony Moon (Rooftop Korean)
Harley Orzame (Pastor)

This event follows a press conference last week where a national coalition of Asian-American advocacy groups, led by Asian Industry B2B and Washington Asians for Equality, with an endorsement from Yumi Hogan, First Lady of Maryland, called on the Biden administration to take concrete action to combat anti-Asian racism and violence. The 4/6 press conference can be seen here with a complete writeup, including all members of the coalition.

The event was moderated by nationally acclaimed author and policy expert, Ying Ma, and was attended by national and local press including Washington Post, Fox News National, USC, Redstate with additional coverage by the New York Times, and Wall Street Journal not related to the conference but related to the overall cause.

Please attend this Saturday to watch the community in action and solidarity, with a unique take, different from most #StopAsianHate rallies that have occurred. The motto for the event is “Victors, not victims” and “Solutions over esoteric rhetoric”.

For more information, contact event organizer Marc Ang at 424-291-2102 or [email protected].