Anti-Asian Violence and Efforts to Combat It Anti-Asian Violence and Efforts to Combat It
“For far too long our culture has belittled, fetishized, and dehumanized API women, especially poorer, southeast Asian women…I am urging President Biden, Congress, and every state and local official to work diligently to address [the] ongoing violence against the API community, work diligently to end human trafficking, prioritize the end of sexual violence against women, and help heal racial divides in our country.” Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes against Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have risen by at least 150 percent, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University. The crimes have included attacks on some of the most vulnerable citizens, such as the elderly and the poor. Xenophobic rhetoric connecting the pandemic to those who are AAPI is one of th