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THE ISSUE
"Violence against Asian Americans sharply increased in March as COVID-19 began spreading across the country, and some politicians, including former President Donald Trump, blamed China for the pandemic... (Yancey-Bragg)"
WHATS HAPPENING TO ASIANS?
In Oakland Chinatown there were over 20 robberies and attacks in the first two weeks of February on Asian owned businesses, and the numbers haven't stopped increasing since.
Asians are being attacked and assaulted throughout the United States solely based on the fact they are Asian (these incidents seem unprovoked).
Wondering what it's like to be an Asian healthcare worker during the pandemic?
Check out this TIME Documentary
THE HARD TRUTH
THE ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE ORGANIZATION RECORDED OVER 3,000 SELF-REPORTED HATE CRIMES SINCE APRIL 2020
SINCE COVID-19 STARTED ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES HAVE INCREASED BY 150% IN THE U.S.
7.3% OF THE REPORTS COUNTED THE MOST VULNERABLE - ELDERLY ASIANS - AS THE VICTIMS
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