May 19 WATCH: Harris gives remarks at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Unity Summit By Associated Press To many Asian Americans, the pandemic has invigorated deep-seated biases that in some cases date back to the Chinese Exclusion Act of more than a century ago. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Counterterrorism officials testify on race-motivated violent extremism By News Desk Counterterrorism officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State testified Thursday before the House Homeland Security Committee about the transnational threat posed by racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism. Continue reading
Apr 25 Police seek attacker who kicked Chinese American man in head By Karen Matthews, Associated Press A 61-year-old Chinese American man was attacked by a man who kicked him repeatedly in the head in East Harlem, police said. Continue reading
Apr 22 Senate passes bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The measure passed Thursday would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Sen. Schumer to introduce COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday dared his colleagues in the Senate to vote against the Democratic-sponsored COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act he is sponsoring. Continue reading
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
Mar 31 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Pfizer says its COVID vaccine highly effective in children as young as 12 In our news wrap Wednesday, Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine can be administered safely to children as young as 12. The CDC said COVID was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, and the global death… Continue watching
Mar 31 Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in New York City is arrested By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago was arrested on charges including felony assault as a hate crime for attacking an Asian American woman near New York City’s Times Square. Continue reading
Mar 22 Atlanta shooting victim’s husband says police detained him for hours By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A man who survived the shooting that killed his wife at a Georgia massage business last week said police held him in handcuffs for four hours after the attack. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 8:54 Actress Margaret Cho on why racism is a ‘deep well of shame’ for some Asian Americans By PBS NewsHour For more on the history of and recent rise in anti-Asian American racism and hate crimes, Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy & Grammy-nominated comedian and actress Margaret Cho joins Hari Sreenivasan. She speaks about her own family’s experience with racism in… Continue watching