Stop AAPI Hate

In the period between March 19, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021, a total of 10,905 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. were reported to Stop AAPI Hate.

In the period between March 19, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021, a total of 10,905 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. were reported to Stop AAPI Hate.

Anti-Asian hate crimes increased more than 73 percent in 2020, according to newly corrected FBI data. It’s a disproportionate uptick compared to hate crimes in general, which rose 13 percent.

“We are people, we are not a virus. We are your neighbors, classmates, teachers, students,” said Christine Kim of New Haven at a community rally Thursday. A group of community, faith and city leaders gathered at Pho Ketkeo along with state Attorney General William Tong to stand against the hate experienced by Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Officials say the…

Members of the New Haven community and Attorney General William Tong joined together in a rally to stand against hate.

After Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX., called China “patently evil and deserving of condemnation” at a House hearing over a rise in violence against Asian Americans, Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., responded by saying that Republican rhetoric has put a “bulls-eye on the backs of Asian Americans across this country.”

New data has revealed the number of anti-Asian hate incidents over the past year is greater than previously reported, and a disproportionate number of attacks have been directed at women, NBC News reports.

Bigotry toward Asian Americans and Asian food has spread steadily alongside the coronavirus in the United States. Distorted information about the virus that first appeared in China has led to a revival of century-old tropes about Asian food being dirty.

Hundreds of racist and xenophobic incidents that have been reported over the past week, new data reveals. The online reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate said that since its inception March 18, it has received more than 650 direct reports of discrimination against primarily Asian Americans, NBC News reports.