As hate crimes and rhetoric targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders reaches epidemic proportions, it is time for every industry, including cannabis, to take stock and reflect.
According to the latest data from the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism (CSHE) at Cal State Bernardino, Anti-Asian hate crimes in America’s 16 largest cities surged by 164% in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. The group Stop AAPI Hate has tracked 6,603 incidents of hate and violence targeting Asian American and Pacific Islanders during the pandemic year (March 19, 2020 – March 31, 2021). What makes these statistics all the more troubling is the fact that CSHE previously reported a 149% increase in Anti-Asian hate from 2019 to 2020. The problem is compounding.
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AMONG THE PLAYERS who beat the deadline for PBA draft application was La Salle point guard Aljun Melecio. (UAAP)
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Senior Reporter
PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) teams looking to shore up their rosters by way of the rookie draft will have many to choose from as a record number of aspirants submitted their applications.
As the application deadline set by the league lapsed on Wednesday, a record of 97 players made themselves available for the 2021 Draft proceedings set for March 14.
The number broke the previous record of 91 set in the 2014 rookie draft.
The rookie talent pool includes top collegiate and pro-am standouts and 31 Fil-foreigners who are hoping to barge into Asia’s first play-for-pay league and take their basketball journeys to another level.