Covid racism: East Asians feel unheard and forgotten as hate crimes rise during pandemic ITV News


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By ITV News Multimedia Producer Ann Yip To many east and south east Asians like me, hate and violence against people who look like us is not new - and the revelation that racist attacks have risen by nearly 50% in two years is not surprising either. The start of the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a rise in anti-Chinese sentiment, leading to a spike in attacks against east and south east Asians, which continue to this day. While the coverage of anti-Asian hate crime is much more extensive in the US, awareness of what is happening has been more muted in...