{"id":1636,"date":"2021-03-22T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gem:8888\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:32:11","slug":"statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear GEM Community:<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>For nearly a decade, GEM has created an exceptional community of women and girls woven together through the rich tapestry of our diversity. We strive to support each other\u2019s sense of safety and belonging, and together create pathways for our future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For many today, our sense of safety, belonging and hope has been shattered. At this time, we send our deepest condolences to all the families who lost a daughter, a mother, or a sister in the Atlanta attacks.<\/p>\n<p>At GEM, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to succeed despite where they come from or what barriers they face. Together, we must stand against racism, misogyny and xenophobia. Their intersectionality has no place in our shared future.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>For information on what to do if you experience or witness hate:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/safetytipsenglish\/\">https:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/safetytipsenglish\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To report a hate crime in Canada:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopracism.ca\/content\/report-hate-crime-canada\">https:\/\/stopracism.ca\/content\/report-hate-crime-canada<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Sung-Aad<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director <\/p>\n<p>Girls E-Mentorship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear GEM Community: \u200d For nearly a decade, GEM has created an exceptional community of women and girls woven together through the rich tapestry of our diversity. We strive to support each other\u2019s sense of safety and belonging, and together create pathways for our future.&nbsp; For many today, our sense of safety, belonging and hope [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-program-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women - Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women - Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dear GEM Community: \u200d For nearly a decade, GEM has created an exceptional community of women and girls woven together through the rich tapestry of our diversity. We strive to support each other\u2019s sense of safety and belonging, and together create pathways for our future.&nbsp; For many today, our sense of safety, belonging and hope [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/girlsementorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-22T19:26:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-25T23:32:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@girlsmentorship\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@girlsmentorship\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0e43e1e522c2d6a117b96403417e6841\"},\"headline\":\"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-22T19:26:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-25T23:32:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":166,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Program Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/\",\"name\":\"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women - Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-22T19:26:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-25T23:32:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/\",\"name\":\"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)\",\"description\":\"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM) is a top 100 rated charity offering a research-based mentorship program for high school girls facing socioeconomic barriers to build their professional skills and achieve their education and career potential.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wpstaging.frb.io\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/GEM-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wpstaging.frb.io\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/GEM-logo.png\",\"width\":606,\"height\":180,\"caption\":\"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/girlsementorship\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/girlsmentorship\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/girls-e-mentorship-innovation\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/girlsementorship\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0e43e1e522c2d6a117b96403417e6841\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/wp:8888\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/girlsementorship.com\\\/staging\\\/whats-new\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women - Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women - Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)","og_description":"Dear GEM Community: \u200d For nearly a decade, GEM has created an exceptional community of women and girls woven together through the rich tapestry of our diversity. We strive to support each other\u2019s sense of safety and belonging, and together create pathways for our future.&nbsp; For many today, our sense of safety, belonging and hope [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/","og_site_name":"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/girlsementorship\/","article_published_time":"2021-03-22T19:26:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-25T23:32:11+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@girlsmentorship","twitter_site":"@girlsmentorship","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/0e43e1e522c2d6a117b96403417e6841"},"headline":"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women","datePublished":"2021-03-22T19:26:23+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-25T23:32:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/"},"wordCount":166,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Program Updates"],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/","url":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/","name":"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women - Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-03-22T19:26:23+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-25T23:32:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/statement-on-the-atlanta-killings-of-east-asian-women\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Statement on the Atlanta Killings of East-Asian Women"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/","name":"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)","description":"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM) is a top 100 rated charity offering a research-based mentorship program for high school girls facing socioeconomic barriers to build their professional skills and achieve their education and career potential.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#organization","name":"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)","url":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wpstaging.frb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEM-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wpstaging.frb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEM-logo.png","width":606,"height":180,"caption":"Girls E-Mentorship (GEM)"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/girlsementorship\/","https:\/\/x.com\/girlsmentorship","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/girls-e-mentorship-innovation\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/girlsementorship\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/0e43e1e522c2d6a117b96403417e6841","name":"admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/wp:8888"],"url":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}