Lunar New Year is supposed to be a time of joy for Asian cultures. But it's off to a somber start for Monterey Park residents after a shooting over the weekend killed at least 10 people and left at least another 10 injured. Josie Huang reports on Asian American communities in Southern California for KPCC and joins us. And, protests abound in Atlanta, Georgia over constructing a police training facility. A protestor and member of the Forest Defenders, a group of activists living in the South River Forest to protest the facility, was shot and killed recently. WABE's Chamian Cruz joins us. Then, an Earth scientist reportedly lost her job after participating in climate activism protests. Rose Abramoff joins us to talk about being let go from her position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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“The magnitude of the threat from the climate crisis is absolutely enormous, and nobody is listening to us. We've done enough publications, what we need now are public actions,” says Aaron Thierry, (.)