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Tensions were high at Las Cruces City Hall as city leaders were expected to vote on a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine during Monday's
Today, a suspect has been arrested on hate crime charges following the assault on an Asian woman while yelling racial slurs in New York City.
On March 16, 2021, a series of mass shootings at three spas where Asian women were the alleged target of a 21-year-old white male in Atlanta, Georgia. Eight people were killed and several others were injured.
Hate crimes and discrimination has been on the rise in recent years, including a spike during the pandemic after Asian people were blamed for the cause of the pandemic, including the use of the racist term, “#chinesevirus” by former President Donald Trump on social media.