The process of becoming a U.S. citizen can be long, difficult and expensive for many. That's why national, North Carolina and Charlotte organizations are working together to make applying for and becoming a citizen more accessible.
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North Carolina s Asian communities are on high alert as reports of Anti-Asian hate crimes surface nationwide. Grief and frustration. It s a frustration for a lack of visibility, said Ricky Leung, senior director of programs at North Carolina Asian Americans Together. A lot of times we re only visible when there are acts of violence.
NCAAT is the only Pan-Asian social justice organization statewide. Organizers say this kind of violence is not new. It s an ongoing issue rooted in systemic racism. Leung believes the former administration didn t make things easier. Policies and rhetoric that were anti-immigrant blamed a lot of the outbreak of the coronavirus on China and Chinese Americans, said Leung.