Anti-Asian hate motivates young leaders to act
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 03, 2021, 10:26pm EDT
The startling pattern of anti-Asian hate in the United States is motivating some young local leaders to act.
In the past month, there have been several anti-Asian hate rallies that have brought out thousands across Westchester.
The organizers have been teenagers who say they have felt the prejudice firsthand.
They mark a new generation of Asian Americans speaking up - and they re setting the course for real tangible change.
Cat Caley, a Fox Lane High School junior and Raghav Joshi, a junior from Rye Brook High School, are straddling two worlds - their Asian heritage and their American upbringing.