PIVOT for Black Lives Matter
/June 12, 2020
PIVOT stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. We mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and so many others lost to police and systematic violence and oppression against the Black community. We stand in support of millions of people taking to the streets to express pain, grief, and outrage, and to demand fundamental change in this country.
As refugees, children of refugees, and immigrants, who all have roots to Việt Nam, we have a history of denouncing injustice, fighting against oppression, and believing in a better future for ourselves and our family. We also recognize that our community has also been complicit in this systematic oppression. It is time we stand up against this injustice and fight alongside our Black brothers and sisters, as they have fought for us and ensured that we as Vietnamese Americans have equal rights in America. Communities of color must come together in this moment of test.