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Chinese Americans are being courted as a significant voting bloc that could turn against more progressive candidates ahead of upcoming elections in San Francisco. ....
This situation could have been a teaching moment for the entire nation about Asian Americans and social justice, had it been handled properly. We are, after all, coming out of a three-year period where the organization #StopAAPIHate has recorded more than 11,000 hate instances against AAPIs. From minor to major transgressions, from verbal slights to aggressive assaults sometimes resulting in death. This is the hate that’s emerged in American society since Donald Trump began scapegoating Asian Americans for what he called the “Kung Flu” and “China Virus.” And Keon’s slur shows us that both he and the nation still don’t get it. Keon should have stepped down immediately from his leadership role of an institution of higher learning. | By Emil Guillermo Oakland, with its new Asian American mayor, is one of the most diverse cities in America. How many times do you think Mayor Sheng Thao, an Asian American of Hmong descent, has heard someone make fun of her and all Asian Ameri ....
Rising hate: The 2020-2021 National Report by the coalition Stop AAPI Hate recorded 3,795 hate incidents from March 19,2020, to Feb 28,2021, in the US. But they only represent a fraction of what is happening as most cases go unreported. Photos: Reuters/AFP WITH reports of anti-Asian hate crime rising in staggering numbers across the world, particularly in the West, Malaysians living abroad have also found themselves at the receiving end of racist abuse targeting the Asian community. The reasons behind this behaviour are multifaceted; it is primarily driven by ignorance and stigma linking the Covid-19 pandemic to China and Asia, xenophobia, and anti-migrant attitudes. ....
How Policymakers Can Address the Recent Rise in Anti-Asian Violence How Policymakers Can Address the Recent Rise in Anti-Asian Violence April 12, 2021 Frustrated that neither politicians nor the mainstream media adequately addressed the dramatic rise in anti-Asian violence witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eda Yu and her partner Myles Thompson created a call-to-action social media campaign, Protect Our Elders. Their campaign has collected over $150,000 in donations for organizations across the country dedicated to uplifting the Asian community. Yu and Thompson’s work to raise awareness regarding the struggles of Asian-Americans is remarkable, but social media alone will not eradicate anti-Asian sentiment. The interest in advocacy for advancing Asian-American rights must be amplified to hold policymakers and institutions accountable for their promises to support and protect Asian-Americans from race-fueled violence and hate. ....