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April 1, 2021

Chief executives and other powerful Asian American Pacific Islander business executives have donated $10 million to groups reporting on hate crimes and supporting the AAPI community.

Asian-American hate crimes in 16 US cities increased 149% in 2020...

April 1, 2021

A recent report by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB found that, of America’s 16 largest cities, New York had the highest number anti-Asian hate crimes reported to police in 2020, and also the largest annual increase by far.

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April 1, 2021

New York accounted for the largest surge from three hate crimes targeting Asians in 2019 to 28 in 2020, an 833% increase, according to a study by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University-San Bernardino. While hate...

March 30, 2021

Alvin Sykes, who left high school in eighth grade, completed his education by reading legal textbooks at the public library and later used his vast knowledge of the law to pry open long-dormant murder cases from the civil rights era — including the...

March 30, 2021

Anthony Silard, associate professor of public administration, asked in his Psychology Today blog, The Art of Living Free, “Does selfishness or selflessness reign supreme in America? – are we primarily motivated to look out for our own interests or...

March 30, 2021

YouTube refused to remove a song that talks about performing armed robbery in "Chinese neighborhoods" because they "don't believe in bank accounts," Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Asian-American hate crimes in 16 US cities increased 149% in 2020...

March 30, 2021

Donations and contribution pledges to Asian American and Pacific Islander groups have spiked dramatically since the March 16 shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, and brought renewed attention to violence...

March 30, 2021

While overall rates of hate crimes decreased by 7% after the nation went into the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, anti-Asian hate crimes surged by 149%, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University at San...

March 30, 2021

In the wake of recent overt violence directed at Asian people in the United States, a vigil will be held Sunday at Snug Harbor’s South Meadow to offer a space to grieve and serve as a space to denounce hatred and violence.

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March 30, 2021

As the nationwide conversation continues on how to handle an alarming spike in hate crimes against Asian-Americans, the King County Council will soon consider if it should invest in a specialized hate crimes unit within the sheriff’s office.

A new...

March 30, 2021

Megan Thee Stallion helps donate $50,000 to the Asian community to honor the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings.

According to research from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University in San Bernardino, the number...

March 29, 2021

A national coalition of advocates and academics called Stop AAPI Hate has begun collecting reports of hate incidents. There were 92 in Illinois reported to the group from March 19, 2020, to Feb. 28, according to the group. The incidents account for...