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Where I'm Really From: 5 AAPI Leaders On Their American Identity
Many Asian Americans have been asked a question that calls their identity as Americans into question: “Where are you really from?” We asked five prominent Asian Americans in Boston about the dreaded question and their experiences with stereotypes and racism.
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Whistles to Protect Asian American Seniors
With hate crimes targeting Asian Americans on the rise across the country, whistles will be handed out in Quincy, Massachusetts, and other cities to help protect older people.
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How AAPI Women Are Responding to Stereotypes, Rising Violence
Sue O’Connell sits down with Jennifer Wang of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum to discuss reaction from the AAPI community amid an increase in anti-Asian incidents.
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After Ga. Shootings, Officials in Quincy Condemn Anti-Asian Hate
After a spate of deadly shootings at spas in Georgia put the Asian community on edge across the United States this week, people in Quincy, Massachusetts, are coming together to stop the spread of discrimination. Lorraine Tse is an American citizen, but she recalls a disturbing encounter with a woman around the start of the pandemic, which still fuels discrimination…
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NY Congresswoman Calls Out Colleague Who Called China ‘Patently Evil' During Hearing on Asian American Violence
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.”
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There Were 3,800 Anti-Asian Racist Incidents, Mostly Against Women, in Past Year
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.
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Racism Targets Asian Food, Business During COVID-19 Pandemic
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.
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Asian Americans Report More Than 650 Racist Acts Over Last Week, New Data Says
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.
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