jewish comments. we have seen the results of those antisemitic results. we have seen with a hate filled rhetoric has rendered. i mean, were you able to track a corollary between that rhetoric and the rise and crime that you saw in the community? we stop aapi, it has a new study out that found the perpetrators who attack asian americans, these incidents often repeat the language of politicians have said. it s blaming for the covid virus. when we channel 4 the economic national security concerns. absolutely, words matter. if consequences. we have seen the consequences of calling covid the china virus and calling it kung flu. that is a lot of dangerous situations. part of what i found there is a contemporary moment that we find ourselves in.
it has built upon a legacy of racism in this country. it has led us to this moment. i have found a historic element of the film really critical and understanding how it is that we arrive at this moment. the lack of reckoning that allowed it to fester right under the surface. i think the history part we have been here throughout american history in asian history. just like black history, just like latino history. it is part of american history. we wanted to show that asian americans have been here, we have done the work. just because more ignored doesn t we were not here. there wasn t really reporting after the 2020 election, the constitution reporting it was identified as asian americans. the pacific islanders rose across the country. but the increase was among the most stark in georgia. participation rose by more than 80%.