Senate Resoundingly Passes Bill to Target Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Senate makes it very clear that hate and discrimination against any group has no place in America.
Hate Crime
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.
Biden Announces Actions to Combat Anti-Asian Attacks
We can’t be silent in the face of rising violence against Asian Americans.
Curator Notes
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.
For Asian Americans, Atlanta Spa Shootings Heighten Worries
A Pew Research Center survey of 9,654 U.S. adults last June found that roughly 31% of Asian adults said they had been the subject of slurs or jokes.
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.
8 People Killed in Atlanta Massage Parlor Shootings
An unspeakable tragedy” for both the victims’ families and an Asian-American community that has been reeling from high levels of racist attacks since early 2020.