Call It What It Is – Racism Against Asian Americans
The history of racism against Asian Americans and how the Covid-19 pandemic and political rhetoric resurfaced racist attitude towards Asian Americans.
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Biden Announces Actions to Combat Anti-Asian Attacks
We can’t be silent in the face of rising violence against Asian Americans.
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One-third of Asian Americans fear threats, physical attacks and most say violence against them is rising
One-third of Asian Americans fear the rising of threats, physical attacks and violence against them.
How Asian Americans are fighting bias and racism in 2020
The forces that plague Asian Americans all stem from hatred of people who look different.
Thousands protest violence against Asian Americans during National Day of Action protests
Violent attacks on Asian Americans is representative of the significant anti-Asian rhetoric that has occurred over the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing
The Vincent Chin case serves as a wakeup call to address anti-Asian bias and racial intolerance.
Atlanta Spa Shootings: What Korean-Language Media Told Us That the Mainstream Media Didn’t
Korean Americans have decried law enforcement’s and English-language media’s framing of the incident as a sexually motivated crime and not a racially motivated one.
What This Wave of Anti-Asian Violence Reveals About America
Too often, attention to nonwhite groups is only as pressing as the injuries that they have suffered.
A trip to the spa that ended in death
Asian Women are more frequently victims of hate crimes.
Racism, sexism must be considered in Atlanta case involving killing of six Asian women
Given the historical fetishization of Asian women, it’s nearly impossible to divorce race from the discourse.