Recent reports of violence against Asian Americans have drawn attention to the challenges and discrimination many Asian Americans face — especially women.
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A California city has apologized for its treatment of Chinese immigrants who came to the city during the state’s gold rush, atoning for its past as a “sundown town” where the Chinese were barred from the streets after dark.
‘How to Report a Hate Crime’ comes in languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, with specific versions for L.A. and Orange counties.
“I know this past year has been marked by pain … when we saw the targeting, when we saw the hate, when we saw the viciousness of it all,” said Harris, who is the first Asian American and Black vice president. “As a member of this community, I share in that outrage and grief.”
Authorities in Virginia have arrested a suspect who allegedly used anti-Asian racial slurs against two restaurant employees before pushing one of them to the ground, all while skipping out on his bill. Jordon Bevan, 28, has been taken into custody and charged with defrauding an innkeeper as well as felony assault and battery.
For the last year, Russell Jeung, an Asian American Studies Professor at San Francisco State University, has been tracking the rise in discrimination and harassment facing Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the last year, Russell Jeung, an Asian American Studies Professor at San Francisco State University, has been tracking the rise in discrimination and harassment facing Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City police are investigating if a “horrific attack” that left a 61-year-old Asian man in critical condition Friday night was racially motivated.
New York City police are investigating if a “horrific attack” that left a 61-year-old Asian man in critical condition Friday night was racially motivated.
The Senate — in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote on Thursday — sent Congress’s strongest message yet condemning anti-Asian hate crimes by passing a bill aimed at improving data collection.
