We are the deliveryman and the director of marketing.

The class clown and the class president.

The resident and the refugee.

The singer and the scientist.

Our ranks are 20 million strong and growing by the day. We hail from over 20 nations, from the sweltering heat of Bangladesh to the skyscrapers of Seoul. We planted ourselves in nearly every city and town across this country. We call this place our home and we will no longer tolerate the narrow box that has been defined for us.

We have been cursed at, pushed, spat on, stabbed, kicked, shot, and killed. We have been blamed for a pandemic we did not create, a crisis that has caused tremendous damage to our community. We will no longer bury our pain in silence and we will not be cowed by bullies or bigots.