the gunman opened fire at three spas in the atlanta area, killing eight people. six of those eight were women of asian descent. when those shootings happened last march, the united states was already facing a surge in violence and harassment against the asian american and pacific islander community, dating back to the early days of the pandemic. hate crimes against asian americans jumped more than 300%, from 2020 to 2021. according to a report from the sun tariffs to hate and extremism. there already been trouble insists in 2022. just this past sunday, a new york city woman of korean descent named christine ali, was stabbed to death a new china town home, by a man who police say, followed her into the building and up to her sixth floor apartment. leaves landlords that the suspect followed her in from the street by slipping through the door before a closed. police are still investigating