Introduction of Asian-hate Crimes

A SI A N - H A TE CRIMES

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SHOOTINGSIN ATLANTA

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n recent weeks, a succession of high-profile attacks against Asian Americans have made national news, eliciting public outrage, legislative comments, and President Joe Biden ' s condemnation. Then, on Tuesday, things took a dramatic turn when a shooter opened fire at a spa in suburban Atlanta, killing eight people, six of whom were Asian

women.

Over the last year, Asian Americans have been confronted with an additional scourge: an insidious surge in racist harassment, discrimination, and violence, while all Americans have experienced the health concerns and economic anxieties of the pandemic.

The killings this week brought anti-Asian racism and brutality to the forefront of the national discussion, and they intensified sentiments of deep sadness, fury, and terror among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Hansen, Claire. "The Atlanta Spa Shootings and the

Year of Hatred Against Asian Americans." U.S. News, 19 march 2021, www.usnews.com/news/nationalnews/articles/2021-03-19/the-atlanta-spa-shootingsand-the-year-of-hatred-against-asian-americans.

Accessed 31 Oct. 2021. ORANGE COUNTY >

CRIME INCREASE IN ORANGE COUNTY

Fry, Hannah. "Hate attacks are up in Orange County, with a huge increase against Asian Americans, new report says." Los Angeles Times, 17 Sept. 2021, www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-17/hatecrime-incident-report-in-orange-county.

O A ccord range ing Co to un a ty new surg resea ed by rch, 35% ha in te cr 202 im 0, es i the n biggest yearly increase in at least a decade. Hate-motivated attacks that did not escalate to the level of a criminal, known as hate incidents, climbed by 69 percent, partly due to a 19-fold spike in attacks on Asian Americans.

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NYC CRIME NEW YORK HUSBAND OF ASIAN WOMAN ATTACKED BY HATEFUL STRANGER

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he husband of an Asian woman

who was attacked in Midtown by a racist stranger says he ' s pleased she wasn 't gravely wounded. The 64-yearold husband and his 63-year-old wife were strolling down W. 54th St. near Broadway around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday when the guy yelled, The husband, who works in a restaurant, said, "He was charging his phone on the kiosk near the corner. " "We had nothing to do with him, " says the narrator. We were only looking for a way to get some extra cash by picking up bottles. " Bell has been charged with three counts of hate crime assault and one act of hate