In recent years, AAPI hate has been exponentially increasing alongside Covid-19 cases. The purpose of the Stop AAPI Hate website is to allow people to report and track AAPI hate crimes in order to hold perpetrators accountable. This website will serve as a database, documenting up to date news about the AAPI community and crimes against it. It will also be a resource that people can go to learn more about the AAPI community and its history. People will also be able to donate to organizations helping this movement on the website. All movements start with a centralized database of some sort whether that be a website or some other platform. This website will serve to document events in order for them to not be forgotten as well as propel the Stop AAPI movement forward. Crimes against the AAPI community will not be overlooked any longer.
Our proposed solution is a Stop AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) Hate website. As the name suggests, the purpose of this website will be to prevent future AAPI hate crimes through 4 main features:
A tool to help people report hate crimes that will track the location, time, and events of the crime
An interactive map documenting AAPI hate crimes nationwide
Educational resources to inform the public about AAPI heritage and history as well as links to donate to organizations in support of the Stop AAPI Hate movement
A tool that parses through videos of AAPI hate crimes and identifies repeated words for the purpose of classifying incidences as AAPI hate crimes