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Asian Americans made historic strides in politics this year, but true representation still far off

Asian Americans made historic strides in politics this year, but true representation still far off
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May 8, 2021 Grant helps workers displaced by COVID-19 The Greater Lawrence Technical School is receiving $375,000 to support access to career pathway training for local residents from underserved populations with a focus on those impacted by COVID-19. The grants are part of the administration s Career Technical Initiative (CTI), launched at GLTS in January 2020, which aims to grow skills for students and adults for careers in high demand, high growth sectors while also meeting the needs of businesses across the Commonwealth. Greater Lawrence Tech is receiving $375,000 as part of this latest allocation of grant funding through the initiative, which will support the offering of training and placement services to unemployed and underemployed Merrimack Valley adults for careers as Biotech Lab Technicians, Carpenters, Electricians, HVAC Technicians, and Plumbers.

Elderly Asian Americans are living in fear as assaults, confrontations soar A retiree worries: If people beat me, I can die right away

At a “Fight Anti-Asian Hate” rally in Quincy early this month, Doris Zui, 7, displayed a sign.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff A few weeks ago, Y. W. Shen, a petite Chinese American woman in her 70s, was on her daily walk in Medford when out of nowhere she was shoved to the ground by a stranger who muttered, “Chink bitch,” before sprinting off. The incident took place in broad daylight near a busy playground, but no one offered to help her as she sat on the curb, clutching a tissue to her bleeding head, Shen said. Doctors at the emergency room later told her she likely suffered a concussion.

Massachusetts hate crimes law needs an update

Massachusetts’ hate crimes law needs an update Editorial Board © CHANG W. LEE On Tuesday, mourners gathered at a makeshift memorial for the eight people who were killed on March 21 during attacks on three Atlanta-area spas. In the latest act of violence against Asian Americans, a 38-year-old man was charged with hate crimes in New York City on Wednesday after he was captured on video stomping an elderly Filipino immigrant he encountered on a Manhattan street, a random attack that sent the victim to the hospital with a fractured pelvis. Given the depraved nature of the assault, and the blatant bigotry displayed by the suspect, the charges were more than warranted. But the incident served to underscore just how brazen an act needs to be before prosecutors file hate crime charges, something that is as true in Massachusetts as it is in New York.

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