Why Are Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans On The Rise?
Newsy
Experts say the trope of Asian Americans as perpetual foreigners and treated as "others" continues today with dangerous consequences.
There aren't many headlines or news coverage of anti-Asian hate crimes now, compared to what was shown during the height of the pandemic — but attacks and insults are still happening in various parts of the country.
The national coalition Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate tracked 11,500 hate incidents from March 2020 to March 2022. At the start of the pandemic, Asians were scapegoated and wrongfully blamed for COVID-19. It is true that the Chinese government silenced their doctors and kept the outbreak a secret from the rest of the world.
John C. Yang, is the president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
