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Executive Director’s Statement on Monterey Park, CA Mass Shooting

Dear Friends & Allies,

This weekend’s tragic events are not only troubling, with the increased frequency of mass shootings in our world today, but they hit close to home: LAFLA’s East Los Angeles office is only miles from the incident. We are devastated as we search for responses to this incident that has reopened wounds the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has suffered through hate, loss, discrimination and pain in the recent past. A community which LAFLA has been so proudly dedicated to serve.

As we observe Lunar New Year, a time that should be filled with celebration and festivities for so many in our community, we mourn the 10 lives lost and the 10 injured by another horrific act of gun violence. Words cannot express the depth of grief that the family members and community are feeling today and in the days to come. We grieve and mourn with you.

Our hearts go out to Monterey Park and the broader AAPI community as the investigation proceeds. We stand by and hold close our AAPI staff and community members as we process this tragic time of loss and healing. 

We also commit to assisting the community as it processes these tragic events, and join our sister organizations in outreach to those impacted by this tragedy. We will not stand by silently and allow tragedies and injustices to mount. We affirm our commitment to nonviolence. We will speak truth to power. Our work is now, more than ever, urgent.

Anyone impacted by this tragedy may contact us. Our partners at AAPI Equity Alliance have also compiled a preliminary list of resources for victims and community members dealing with yesterday’s tragic shooting.

In solidarity and hope,

Silvia Argueta

Notice

All LAFLA offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth.

Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el jueves 19 de junio de 2025 en observancia del Día de la Emancipación (Juneteenth).

저희 사무실목요일, 6 19일에 휴무입니다. 

该办公室星期四, 619 

該辦公室將於星期四, 619日關閉。 

Các văn phòng của chúng tôi đóng cửa vào Thứ năm, Ngày 19, Tháng 6. 

สำนักงานเราปิดทำการวันพฤหัสบดีสบด19 มิถุนายน 

この事務所は木曜日619日休業とさせていただきます。 

ការិយាល័យរបស់យើងបិទនថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍, 6/19/2025. 

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