she slashed me from cheek to cheek with a box cutter. in atlanta, georgia, eight people dead, six of whom were asian women. i have a 7-year-old and 4-year-old and i honestly don t even know how to tell them there are so many people who are being attacked because they look like us. the virus was weaponized against us. the terrible china virus. and hate crimes against asian-american cities surged by 150%. i can feel the tension in the air here. people are hyperaware of what s happening. but now people are coming together in ways i could have never imagined. and exploring a forgotten history. to see asian-americans standing up for civil rights. nobody had ever seen that before. enough is enough. this is a story i ve been waiting my whole life to tell. we re part of this incredible tapestry, with stories and histories from every corner of the globe. i i hated being chinese. i hated feeling different when i was a little girl. ours was one of the few asian f
Given up on shared truths. if there is a way forward, it won t be found within the comfort of our own virtual bubbles but in the open, transparent and sometimes uncomfortable exchange of ideas. i ve spent my career traveling the world to tell other people stories. now i am focusing on one that hits close to home. hate crimes against asian-americans are on the rise. nearly 3,000 incidents reported. victim after victim of asian descent attacked in recent months, weeks and days in the bay area.