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# This ASL “Stop Asian Hate” Shirt Benefits AAPI Organizations
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/asl-stop-asian-hate-shirt-benefit-aapi-organizations/
- Published: 2021-04-19T20:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:51:14.000Z
- Description: Asian Deaf creatives Christine Sun Kim and Ravi Vasavan teamed up with Staple Pigeon Streetwear on a fundraiser to combat anti-Asian violence.
- Author: Valentina Di Liscia
- Tags: News, Anti-Asian Violence, Asian Americans, Christine Sun Kim, Funding, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1)

Artist Christine Sun Kim and designer Ravi Vasavan have teamed up with illustrator Meeya Tjiang and Jeff Staple of Staple Pigeon Streetwear to combat the recent dramatic rise in anti-Asian violence. Proceeds from sales of their new ["Stop Asian Hate" shirt](https://www.staplepigeon.com/products/stop-asian-hate-x-deaf-power-x-staple?ref=hyperallergic.com), featuring an illustration of two hands signing out the message in American Sign Language, will be split between the [AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Community Fund](https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-aapi-community-fund?ref=hyperallergic.com) and [Stop #AAPIHATE with Asian Signers](https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/help-us-stop-asianhate?ref=hyperallergic.com).

The project brings together "a Korean American in Berlin, an Indian Australian in London, a Chinese American in Washington DC and a Chinese American in New York City during historic unprecedented times," reads a [statement](https://www.instagram.com/p/CNu4xNUnNjh/?ref=hyperallergic.com) authored by the group. In a video accompanying the shirt's release, the four collaborators sign the phrase “Stop Asian Hate” together.

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Kim, Staple, Tjiang, and Vasavan sign the phrase "Stop Asian Hate" in a promotional video for the fundraiser. (video courtesy Christine Sun Kim)

One of the sweatshirt's sleeves is adorned with the <0/ symbol, based on the written form of the phrase "Deaf Power," which is signed with an open palm over the ear and the other hand in a closed fist in the air.

Kim, Tjiang, and Vasavan all identify as Asian Deaf creatives. In a practice that spans video, performance, sound compositions, and drawing, Kim questions the dominance of spoken over signed language, exploring alternatives like musical notation, body language, and ASL. Along with Vasavan, she co-founded [Deafpower.me](http://www.deafpower.me/about/?ref=hyperallergic.com) to promote the history, languages, and values of Deaf communities worldwide.

"We need all hands on deck to combat racism," the group says. "There has never been a greater time to share our stories with non-Asian people. The more we share, the more space and support we get."