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29 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2020 | sagaftra.org In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which relocated more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry — most of whom were American citizens — into internment camps. Sixty years earlier, President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited immigration of Chinese laborers. But whether it is Asians, Latinos, African Americans, or other groups, the cycles of hate can be predictable. "I remember when 9-11 happened, the members of the Japanese American community knew what was coming down the road," he said. They reached out to their Muslim friends and told them to be prepared for a wave of harassment — one that hasn't really abated 19 years later. "One would think we would have progressed more than we are today," he said. While hostility against Asians and Asian Americans may be making headlines at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the campaign is really about stopping hate and harassment in all its forms, no matter who is the target. Hanami encourages SAG-AFTRA members of every ethnicity to take this as a call to action to make positive change. "If you feel like you're an 'other' or know someone who feels like they're being treated like an 'other' — an 'alien,' like I was called — we can stand up for each other. We can actually change the world." Fighting Hate continues from page 25 Making Herstory P assion, conviction, determination. SAG-AFTRA's fight for gender equality has come with historic, groundbreaking policies and protections for all of its members. In recognition of Women's History Month in March, President Gabrielle Carteris, Executive Vice President Rebecca Damon and Secretary-Treasurer Camryn Manheim released a video about the milestones achieved and the work to come.