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“We matter, and racism is killing us. I’m asking everyone who sees us to share and tag CNN, MSNBC journalists with massive platforms like Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper to cover our stories – cover this man’s story. Our community is being attacked and we are dying to be heard.”]
It took a mass shooting in Atlanta to get more media attention. [
Since then, the mainstream media started to cover a huge number of Asian American stories. [
“.a Brooklyn community comes together to fight the rise in anti-Asian attacks.” (From CBS: Brooklyn community holds rally against anti-Asian attacks)
Racism against Asians is not a new problem in the U.S. The history of Asian oppression is long and dark.