Mar 18 What you can do to fight violence and racism against Asian Americans By Vignesh Ramachandran As Asian American communities confront hate, speak up if you witness a crime. Continue reading
Mar 18 Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The killings in Atlanta follow a wave of recent attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus first entered the United States, with the majority of reports coming from women. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 8:19 Deadly attacks at Atlanta-area spas raise new fears for Asian Americans Less than 24 hours after a series of attacks in the Atlanta area killed 8 people, residents and Asian Americans in particular are dealing with the aftermath. Stephanie Sy reports, and Amna Nawaz speaks with Stephanie Cho, the executive director… Continue watching
Mar 17 Shootings in Atlanta area leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent By Associated Press A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people dead and raised fears that the attack was yet another hate crime against Asian Americans. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 7:58 Asian American community battles surge in hate crimes stirred from COVID-19 By Stephanie Sy, Leah Nagy As the U.S. continues its battle against COVID-19, it is also battling a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. A recent report found that hate crimes against Asian Americans in major U.S. cities surged by nearly 150 percent in… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 7:00 Rarely portrayed in popular culture, ‘Minari’ follows story of a Korean American family By Jeffrey Brown, Diane Lincoln Estes A new film called “Minari” is an immigrant tale rarely portrayed. It features a Korean family in rural Arkansas, and it's already received major recognition, including a Golden Globe Award. Jeffrey Brown has the story of our arts and culture… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 7:04 Asian Americans face a wave of discrimination during the pandemic By Amna Nawaz A string of brutal attacks on elderly Asian Americans has brought new attention to the rise of violence and harassment of Asian Americans. Since the pandemic began, more than 3,000 anti-Asian "hate incidents” have been reported in the U.S. according… Continue watching
Mar 04 How to address the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes By Amna Nawaz, Vignesh Ramachandran In the year since COVID-19 entered the U.S., incidents of racially motivated harassment of Asian Americans have been on the rise. See our conversation about the history of AAPI hate crimes and how communities are responding now. Continue reading
Mar 02 Victims of anti-Asian attacks reflect a year into pandemic By Terry Tang, Associated Press Instances of verbal harassment and physical assaults targeting Asian Americans have occurred from coast to coast. Now, just over a year and thousands of incidents later, some of the earliest victims find moving forward has been difficult or, at best,… Continue reading
Feb 23 ‘Words matter’ as Asian American leaders urge action against hate crimes By Vignesh Ramachandran President Biden has condemned hate against Asian American communities. But as crimes continue, what needs to happen?… Continue reading