Nation Jun 21 40 years after Vincent Chin’s death, activists work to keep legacy from fading By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Politics May 31 WATCH: K-pop superstars BTS join White House press briefing K-Pop sensation BTS visited the White House on Tuesday to talk with President Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans — bringing superstar sizzle to an otherwise sad and scary topic. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Nation May 27 Watch 8:08 Chinatowns across the U.S. are struggling to recover from the pandemic The pandemic threatened business districts across the country, but misguided fears and rhetoric about Asian Americans made things particularly hard for Chinatown neighborhoods. John Yang visited New York’s Chinatown to learn more. By John Yang, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mori Rothman
Nation May 17 Man who shot three women in Dallas had delusions about Asians, according to arrest warrant The girlfriend of a man arrested in Dallas in a shooting that wounded three women in a hair salon in the city's Koreatown told police he had been admitted to health facilities because he was having delusions about Asian Americans. By Jake Bleiberg, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Nation Apr 11 How violence against Asian Americans has grown and how to stop it, according to activists One year after the Atlanta spa shootings which killed eight people, including six Asian American women, Asian American communities continue to be on edge. By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Mar 16 Watch 8:36 A year after deadly spa shootings, Asian Americans continue to face physical, verbal abuse By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes It was one year ago this week since a mass shooting at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent. Amna Nawaz reports on how attacks against Asian Americans have continued across the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 11 Sikh Americans push for greater visibility, awareness against years of hate crimes, misunderstanding By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang “We want to spend the next 20 years increasingly focused on measures and efforts to build community power and increase the community's direct role in shaping policies at the local, state, and national levels, from education to hate crime prevention… Continue reading
Aug 12 More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began By Terry Tang, Associated Press A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so far this year seems poised to surpass last year, despite months of political and social activism. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:10 How the US can address the ‘moment of crisis’ facing the AAPI community By Amna Nawaz, Alison Thoet Amna Nawaz speaks to Russell Jeung, a co-founder of the Stop AAPI Hate group and a professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, about a growing and disturbing trend — a rise in hateful acts from slurs… Continue watching
Apr 19 Asian-owned businesses say they’re reeling from hate and violence, operating in fear By Vignesh Ramachandran Asian American businesses are dealing with the spate of hate crimes, adding to the pandemic’s already difficult economic crisis. Continue reading