Women, young people and the elderly are the most vulnerable to Anti-Asian hate crimes
Amid the surge of anti-Asian American sentiment following the outbreak of COVID-19, women, young people and the elderly have been particularly exposed to harassment and violence. We speak with community leaders and experts on what is needed to mitigate the situation and provide adequate support to those who are most vulnerable. Guests
Ji-Yeon Yuh, Professor of History, Northwestern University
Seoul s ballot is yet to come, but candidates from each major party have been confirmed.
The ruling Democratic Party s Park Young-sun is looking to merge with Kim Jin-ai, the candidate from Open Democratic Party. Unifying the candidacies of two rivals from the opposition bloc will be a key factor in how the election will unfold.
A former Seoul mayor himself, Oh Se-hun won the primary for the main opposition People Power Party and another major candidate is Ahn Chul-soo, a former Presidential Candidate of the People s Party.
Oh and Ahn met on Sunday night to discuss forming a single opposition candidacy and will later decide who will run before registration opens on March 18th.