Racism In America: Asian Americans Report 3,800 Hate Crimes Since Start Of Pandemic
03/16/21 AT 5:00 PM
Asian Americans have been subjected to a surge in hate crimes since the start of the pandemic, experiencing physical and verbal violent acts.
A report by Stop APPI Hate, a not-for-profit coalition that tracks these incidences of violence, discrimination and harassment, released a report Tuesday outlining the number of violent acts towards Asian Americans between March 2020 and February 2021. There have been 3,800 hate-related incidents against Asian Americans.
The assaults that were reported experts believe not every incident was reported include getting coughed on, being denied various services, online harassment, being shunned in public and even being discriminated in their workplaces, according to the report.
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Asian Americans Express Alarm Over Recent Acts of Violence And Demand Action
arrow Asian American communities are raising concerns over the recent spate of attacks against Asians. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock
On Wednesday, a man violently shoved a 52-year-old Chinese woman on a sidewalk in Flushing, Queens. The victim required at least five stitches after knocking her head on the concrete floor.
A video of the incident, which took place in daylight outside a bakery and showed the attacker throwing an object at the woman before pushing her, was shared online and quickly went viral, the latest in a string of violent incidents that have troubled Asian American communities and prominent public officials.