April 14, 2021 at 9:00 am by Sophia Lovell
Ruhika Nandy / Daily Nexus
Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemicâs rise in the United States back in March 2020, xenophobia and racism towards Asian Americans has ramped up. The attitude held by the then administration and President Donald Trumpâs racist rhetoric when speaking about the virus, through terms like âChina Virusâ and âKung Flu,â only served as a catalyst. Throughout the nation, Asian American hate crimes have risen uncontrollably. Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate recorded 2,808 hate crimes in the United States from the beginning of the pandemic through the end of 2020. Although overall hate crimes decreased, the Asian American community faced a rise of nearly 150% from 2019 to 2020.Â