Kee, Kerk F.

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Southern Methodist University SMU Scholar Research Asian Studies and Asian American Experiences Research Cluster Spring 4-8-2022 The Organizational Communication and Readiness Matrix: How Communication Technologies Help Support a Group of Asian Faculty During the Rise of Anti AAPI Hate Crimes Kerk F. Kee Texas Tech University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.smu.edu/dcii_smuappi_research Recommended Citation Kee, Kerk F., "The Organizational Communication and Readiness Matrix: How Communication Technologies Help Support a Group of Asian Faculty During the Rise of Anti AAPI Hate Crimes" (2022). Research. 3. https://scholar.smu.edu/dcii_smuappi_research/3 This document is brought to you for free and open access by the Asian Studies and Asian American Experiences Research Cluster at SMU Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research by an authorized administrator of SMU Scholar. For more information, please visit http://digitalrepository.smu.edu. The Organizational Communication and Readiness Matrix: How Communication Technologies Help Support a Group of Asian Faculty During the Rise of Anti-AAPI Hate Crimes• Kerk F. Kee• Associate Professor• College of Media & Communication• Texas Tech UniversityA Case of Wrongful/Mistaken Racial Backlash•March 14, 2020 in Midland, TX – Jose Gomez, 19 y/o, stabbed a Burmese American family of four at a Sam’s Club, injuring the father, 2 y/o and 6 y/o sons (Wallace, 2020).  Midland, TX and Lubbock, TXMy Social & Cultural Positions• Born to Chinese parents in Borneo,East Malaysia.• Grew up witnessing racial struggles in the Chinese minority community.• Moved from Southern California to West Texas in 2019, about 8 monthsbefore the pandemic.• Raised to speak, read, and write Chinese.• Became a member of Chinese Faculty & Staff Association (CFSA) in Spring 2020.Disclaimers• Public organization with a lot of public information online• Don’t claim to represent the lived experiences of all CFSA members.• The stories I share can shed light on how their ethnic and cultural identities created a complicated narrative during the pandemic. Organizational Communication and Readiness MatrixOrganizational Communication and Readiness MatrixZoom Webinar with an LPD Sergeant • March 28, 2020 – Zoom webinar with a sergeant from the Community Engagement Unit of the Lubbock Police Department (LPD)• History of anti-Muslim hate crimes in Lubbock, following 911• Q&A –• What qualifies as a hate crime?• A hate crime versus hate speech.• The use of video evidence following a hate crime.• De-escalation strategies during a hate incident.• The legality/consequences of using firearms.• The then CFSA president shared about the LOVE Project!Organizational Communication and Readiness MatrixThe LOVE (Lubbock c ​OVid-19 rElief) Project• The LOVE-Medical/PPE project ($3,672) • Donated  2,040 masks to the Health Sciences Center (HSC) • Purchased meals delivered to University Medical Center (UMC). • The LOVE-Community project ($4,294) • Donated food to the Lubbock Police Department (LPD) and Meals on Wheels (MOW)• Additional masks to LPD. • Printed flyers, pictures for social media, local news!Organizational Communication and Readiness MatrixLubbock Chinese Friends of Guns• A subset of CFSA members on WeChat.• YouTube videos in Mandarin, teaching views about• basic and practical knowledge, federal laws and state regulations, and how to apply for a gun license• A small group of Chinese faculty/staff went to local gun shops and purchased guns together.Organizational Communication and Readiness MatrixThe Weekend Square• On Zoom, every Friday, at 7 pm• Casual conversations for about 30 mins.• Informal connectionsOrganizational Communication and Readiness MatrixConclusion• The Burmese man in Midland, TX – “I can forgive him (Gomez), but we cannot accept racism or that kind of terrorist attack” (CBSDFW.com, 2021).• Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms when she said in response to the March 16 mass shooting in her city, “A crime against any community is a crime against us all” (Pagones, 2021). • How can we move towards allyship to make our world a better place for all?Questions?• Kerk Kee• kerk.kee@ttu.edu• www.ekerk.com• Texas Tech University

The Organizational
Communication and
Readiness Matrix: How
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Anti AAPI Hate Crimes

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