Aug 03 WATCH: Senate Homeland Security committee holds hearing on domestic terrorism By News Desk The hearing focused on the threat of racially, ethnically, religiously, and politically motivated attacks in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 21 How the Sikh community's experiences with hate crimes shows why data collection is so important By Vignesh Ramachandran Newly passed federal legislation advocates for better hate crime reporting and collection, but the government’s track record with data is spotty. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Biden signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to combat rise in anti-Asian attacks In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden signed the new COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed Congress with bipartisan support. The U.S. House of Representatives approved nearly $2 billion to increase security at the Capitol in the wake of the… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 6:55 In rare moment of bipartisanship, Congress passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori Congress on Tuesday sent to President Joe Biden's desk a bill to combat the recent rise in hate crimes, including against Asian Americans and people of Pacific Islander descent. It's a rare moment of bipartisanship in a Capitol increasingly gridlocked… Continue watching
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 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Senate passes bipartisan COVID hate crimes bill to protect AAPI community By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan COVID-19 hate crimes bill, responding to attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines to grant Washington, D.C. statehood. Internationally, Russia… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 7:56 'Hate is learned': Tracing the history of anti-Asian violence in America By Mike Cerre The rise in anti-Asian attacks has prompted the Biden administration to expand an initiative aimed at combating anti-Asian bias and violence. But for many Asian Americans, the recent violence also highlights a long history of feeling invisible. Mike Cerre reports… Continue watching
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