Posted on Feb 26, 2021
Covid-19: Are 'hate crimes' against Asian Americans on the rise?
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An elderly Thai immigrant dies after being shoved to the ground. A Filipino-American is slashed in the face with a box cutter. A Chinese woman is slapped and then set on fire.
These are just examples of recent violent attacks on Asian Americans, part of a surge in abuse since the start of the pandemic a year ago.
From being spat on and verbally harassed to incidents of physical assault, there have been thousands of reported cases in recent months.
Advocates and activists say these are hate crimes, and often linked to rhetoric that blames Asian people for the spread of Covid-19.
These are just examples of recent violent attacks on Asian Americans, part of a surge in abuse since the start of the pandemic a year ago.
From being spat on and verbally harassed to incidents of physical assault, there have been thousands of reported cases in recent months.
Advocates and activists say these are hate crimes, and often linked to rhetoric that blames Asian people for the spread of Covid-19.
Covid-19: Are 'hate crimes' against Asian Americans on the rise?
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This is terrible, and needs to be addressed. Are there any stats on the races of the attackers? My wife is an Asian immigrant who has told me the scuttle butt in the Asian community is that the attacks are coming for the most part from one particular minority group. I have no idea on the veracity of this, she says it is what people are saying at their foreign language church.
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