Norfolk DA to present forum on hate crimes against Asian Americans
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Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Norfolk District Attorney Michal W. Morrissey.
With anti-Asian racism, hate crimes, and incidents rising locally and nationally, Norfolk District Attorney Michal W. Morrissey, state Rep. Tackey Chan, QARI CEO Philip Chong, local activists and police chiefs are inviting residents of Asian descent to join them in a virtual forum on Tuesday, March 23, from 7-8:15 p.m.
“Some in the Asian American community are nervous. They hear the hateful misinformation and rhetoric that has circulated nationally related to COVID,” Morrissey said. A study from California State University at San Bernardino said that anti-Asian American incidents increased by about 150% since the beginning of the COVID crisis, and 133% in Boston.