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AARP Pennsylvania Issues Statement Condemning Racially Motivated Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
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HARRISBURG, Pa., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/  AARP Pennsylvania State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh released the following statement in response to 
newly compiled data showing a spike last year in some cases by triple digits in anti-Asian hate crimes in 16 of the nation s largest cities, including Philadelphia. The March 2 analysis comes from the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, based on preliminary police data. The first spikes occurred in March and April 2020, according to the center s report, coinciding with the rise in COVID-19 cases and negative stereotyping of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members generally, and Chinese Americans in particular. In addition, the report states that overall hate crimes fell ....

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