ASIAN AMERICANS: AS COVID-19 SURGED, ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT INFECTED AMERICA


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coronavirus United States ASIAN AMERICANS: AS COVID-19 SURGED, ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT INFECTED AMERICA Asia Media Staff February 21, 2021 No Comments anti-asian Asian Americans China virus coronavirus hate crimes Kung Flu New York City NYPD Pacific Islanders racial violence racism Shae Kurokawa Stop the AAPI Hate violence xenophobic SHAE KUROKAWA WRITES — Nearly a year since the United States began experiencing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, violent attacks against Asian-Americans have alarmingly increased. At the start of this new year, San Francisco’s Bay Area reported a handful of xenophobic assaults against Asian-Americans, many of whom were elderly. Forms of harassment...