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An Asian American restaurant owner in Atlanta says a customer sent her racist and threatening text messages, FOX 5 Atlanta reports.
Tse-chih Chang, the owner of Grand China Restaurant, says she received racist text messages from a customer after explaining that it would take longer than usual to provide a refund.
Last Sunday, a woman had called to cancel an order that was taking too long to deliver. Chang explained that they would cancel the order, but it would take a while to give the customer a refund, FOX 5 Atlanta reports. She assured the customer the refund would come eventually.
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The Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Thursday with a bipartisan vote of 94-1, CNN reports.
The bill was meant to denounce hate crimes against the Asian communities amidst the pandemic. It creates a new Justice Department position to coordinate the review of potential COVID-19 related hate crimes.
The bill was sponsored by New York Democratic Rep. Grace Meng and Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono in March, according to NBC News. It gained more support in the wake of the Atlanta shootings that killed six Asian women on March 16.
Republicans were initially skeptical of the bill, questioning the effectiveness of the bill’s solutions. Ultimately, after deliberating over amendments, the bill received bipartisan support. Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley was the only Senator to vote against the bill.