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· Carl Samson
#StopAAPIHate report: 1 in 5 AAPIs experienced a hate incident over the past year
Attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have steadily increased through the third quarter of the year, according to the latest national report by Stop AAPI Hate (SAH). Key findings: A total of 10,370 hate incidents were reported to SAH between March 19, 2020 and…
· Carl Samson
Stop AAPI Hate reports more physical, less verbal trend in over 9,000 incidents since March 2020
National coalition Stop AAPI Hate is reporting an increase in physical attacks against Asian Americans this year, while verbal abuse — though still the largest type of discrimination — is seeing a drop in numbers compared to 2020. Key details: The trends are highlighted in the…
· Thy Nguyen
Simu Liu, Lisa Ling and More Featured in #StopAAPIHate Music Video
The Hotel Lobby’s Johnny Lee has released a music video featuring prominent AAPI celebrities in response to the Atlanta shootings and rising cases of anti-Asian violence. About the video: The music video for “Tonight” contains footage from Stop AAPI Hate rallies as well as Black…
· Grace Kim
Stop AAPI Hate Records Over 6,600 Incidents Since March 2020 in New Report
A new document released by Stop AAPI Hate shows that there have been 6,603 hate incidents reported to the center since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers: The recent report covers the period between March 19, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
· Ryan General
Stop AAPI Hate Records 3,795 Attacks on Asians Since March 2020
New data has revealed that 1,691 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination from California have been reported at the Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center between March 2020 and February this year. Information released on Tuesday noted that from March 19, 2020, to Feb. 28 this year,…
· Bryan Ke
GoFundMe Launches Hub for AAPI Fundraising Campaigns to #StopAsianHate
GoFundMe has launched a hub containing all fundraising campaigns dedicated to helping the AAPI community as part of its #StopAsianHate initiative. About 100 personalities from the entertainment and fashion industries like Phillip Lim, Eva Chen, and Prabal Gurung showed their…
· Michelle De Pacina
Report: Over 11,000 anti-Asian hate incidents reported since March 2020
Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition that tracks anti-Asian attacks, has documented nearly 11,500 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) across the United States between March 19, 2020 and March 31, 2022. Two-thirds (67%) of the recorded incidents…
· Michelle De Pacina
Serial offender who punched Asian senior over 125 times in New York indicted on hate crime charges
Tammel Esco, the 42-year-old man arrested for allegedly punching a 67-year-old Filipino American woman in March, was arraigned on Tuesday and held without bail. Esco has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges, including attempted second-degree murder as a hate crime and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Orange County woman who experienced anti-Asian hate at a Halsey concert speaks up
Catt Phan, 26, and her friend were at a Halsey concert in Irvine, California, when another group of concert-goers allegedly dumped a drink on them and spewed anti-Asian comments on July 9. “F*ck those Asian b*tches. Don’t let them ruin our night. They don’t belong here anyways,”…
· Michelle De Pacina
Ordinarily Visible: Am I the next target of an anti-Asian hate crime?
I clenched onto my pepper spray with my right hand in the pocket of my puffer jacket as I held onto the cold, metal pole of a subway train with my left hand. I kept my head down, occasionally looking up to scan the people filling the R train at every stop. I didn’t do anything…
· Iris Jung
Why activism for many AAPIs starts with their voice in the classroom
In recent times — with the rise of Asian culture and the COVID-19 pandemic — my identity as an Asian American is suddenly in the spotlight. From articles celebrating the many cultures that make up my community to the social media posts featuring Asian models, there seems to be a…
· Ryan General
Only 3% of reported anti-Asian attacks in NYC led to hate crime convictions, new report finds
The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) released a report highlighting that only seven out of the 233 reported anti-Asian attacks in New York City during the first three quarters of 2021 resulted in hate crime convictions. According to Elaine Chiu, Professor of…
· Daniel Anderson
BTS to meet President Biden at White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
BTS will meet with President Biden at the White House on Tuesday, May 31, to talk about Asian inclusion, representation and the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes. The upcoming meeting will take place on the last day of AAPI Heritage Month, marking the conclusion of the White…
· Grace Kim
‘We are Americans’: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ sheds light on anti-Asian hate in latest Season 18 episode
The latest episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” titled “Stronger Than Hate,” features a victim of an anti-Asian hate crime who is brought to the Grey Sloan Memorial hospital in need of surgery. In the operating room, the series’ hospital staff share a conversation of the hardships they…
· Michelle De Pacina
Mayor Adams announces New York City’s first-ever annual AAPI Cultural and Heritage Parade
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the city’s first annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade to be held in Manhattan on May 15. The parade, in honor of AAPI Heritage month, will begin at 10:45 a.m. on 6th Avenue and will head…
· Daniel Anderson
New York City Council holds hearing on wave of anti-Asian hate crimes
New York City Council members convened on Tuesday for a hearing to address ongoing local anti-Asian hate issues. The hearing was conducted by the Council’s Committee on Civil and Human Rights and the Committee on Public Safety. According to Christopher Marte, a member who…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘This Asian face’: The artist behind the #StopAsianHate illustrations
Jonathan Chang, a Taiwanese designer and illustrator based in Los Angeles, is the creator behind iconic portraits of anti-Asian hate crime victims that were shown on billboards in Times Square during Michelle Go’s candlelight vigil. The illustrator says he wanted to honor his…
· Michelle De Pacina
Meet the 12 AAPI heroes featured in Chinatown San Francisco’s new mural
The “AAPI Community Heroes Mural” created by the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco has been unveiled in the city’s Chinatown. The mural was created in collaboration with the Wells Fargo Community Mural Program and honors 12 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYPD data: 32 percent drop in reported anti-Asian hate crimes in 2022
Newly released data from the New York City Police Department shows that reported hate crimes against Asians have decreased from this time last year across New York City. There were 32 reported hate crimes against Asians from January 1 through April 10 of 2022, which marks a 32%…
· Ryan General
AAPI coalition demands Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan pull his ‘anti-China’ Senate campaign ad
Asian Americans for Midwest Progressives, a coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders and organizations, wrote an open letter demanding Senate candidate and Congressman Tim Ryan (D, OH-13) pull his “One Word” ad. In the ad, the Democratic Senate candidate…