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Explainer Anti-Asian violence is on the rise in the U.S. and Canada. Here’s what you need to know The pandemic has been a dangerous time for people of East Asian descent in North America, and this week’s deadly shootings in Georgia has raised concerns even more Published March 17, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file . This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images Before Tuesday’s shootings in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead – six of them of East Asian descent – the past year had already been a dangerous one for Asian-Americans. Incidents of hate, from street harassment to vandalism, have measurably increased since the pandemic began. U.S. politicians, past and present, are coming under greater scrutiny for the way rhetoric about the “Wuhan virus” h

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