Anti-Asian hate crimes and harassment rise to historic levels during COVID-19 pandemic


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‘You started the corona!’ As anti-Asian hate incidents explode, climbing past 800, activists push for aid As more Californians report anti-Asian hate incidents, activists push Gov. Gavin Newsom for aid. The FBI, which relies on voluntary submissions from law enforcement agencies, is not expected to publish figures for 2020 until November. But all indications suggest it will prove to be a record year for hate crimes targeting Asians. Advertisement While most of what is known so far comes from major police departments that have released their own data, Levin said that some of the worst anti-Asian hate crimes occurred in...