“I feel bad for somebody who harbors hate for somebody else, who they’ve never met, just based on skin color,” he says. “That makes me want to do something. It makes me want to educate people or speak out and find ways to make a difference.
“Honestly, it goes almost from anger to heartbreak. Almost like a sadness, but mixed with compassion. I almost feel for the people who are hurting the victims.”
Lin has engaged in a number of forums discussing the issue of violence against Asians, including one last year with former NBA player Caron Butler, Indian American civil-rights attorney Vanita Gupta and one-time presidential candidate Andrew Yang.
It’s the kind of group, spanning several specific ethnicities, that are imperative to gain real traction against discrimination of any kind, certainly that which leads to violence.
“I’ve always said that in the long run, it can’t only be Asians caring about Asian issues, or African Americans caring about African American issues,” Lin says. “If, as minorities, we want the majority to understand what it’s like to live a minority experience, and to sympathize and change, we as minorities also have to collaborate, unify and use our voices and stand up for each other. There has to be solidarity on that front.” https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/jeremy-lin-calls-unity-after-violence-against-asian-americans
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