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Hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Maryland have more than doubled since 2018, according to the governor’s office. Advocates say law enforcement agencies must improve their reporting of and response to hate crimes. (Shutterstock)
MARYLAND Corinna Shen, an Asian American and Pacific Islander community leader in Rockville, is unsure exactly how many times her home has been vandalized since it was first targeted in 2016.
Last September, she discovered footprints on her front door after a series of bangs shook the house while she and her family were eating dinner.
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Similar incidents at Shen s home, which she believes are hate crimes because other homes in her neighborhood weren t targeted, occurred twice the following month.