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 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
Jan 15 Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops By Associated Press At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 12:15 Capitol attack forces reckoning with radical, right-wing political factions The Department of Homeland Security last year classified white supremacy as the greatest domestic terror threat to the U.S., and last week's Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump groups has renewed those concerns. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, who runs the Polarization and Extremism Research… Continue watching
Jun 25 'We have been through this before.' Why anti-Asian hate crimes are rising amid coronavirus By Ali Rogin, Amna Nawaz The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said last month it was concerned about how the pandemic was contributing to anti-Asian racism, noting in a list of recommendations for federal agencies that this kind of discrimination can not only lead to… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:37 Attorney for Ahmaud Arbery's family: 'Why do we have 2 justice systems in America?' Public outcry is mounting over the killing of an unarmed African American man in Georgia over two months ago. Recently released video shows 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery jogging in late February when he was shot to death by two white men,… Continue watching
Feb 06 El Paso shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes By Mike Balsamo, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press An indictment unsealed Thursday charges Patrick Crusius with 90 counts under federal hate crime and firearms laws. Continue reading