Asian Americans were already living in fear. The Atlanta-area spa killings feel like a terrifying escalation for them
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Many Asian Americans across the United States have been verbally harassed, spat on and injured for months in a "disgusting pattern of hate" that coincides with the Covid-19 pandemic. The killings of eight people, most of them Asian, at three spas in the Atlanta area Tuesday jolted a community already on edge, even as law enforcement has not yet determined a motive. "We don't know if this incident is racially motivated, but you have to understand the deep-seated fear that our community is experiencing," said Cynthia Choi, one of the co-founders of Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition tracking violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.More Related News
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