The Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) sponsoring societies have condemned the recent hate crimes in the U.S. against people of Asian descent (see statements below) and want DDW to be an inclusive gathering place for the worldwide GI community.

• Statement by the AASLD Governing Board on Violence Against Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities
• AGA condemns acts of intimidation and violence
• ASGE Condemns Attacks Against Asian Americans
• SSAT Statement on Solidarity for the Recent Asian Hate Crime Events