Combating Anti-Asian Hate

 

 

Karen Umemoto, Maggie Seay, Robin Toma, Rob Teranishi, Manju Kulkarni, Asm. Muratsuchi

 

Stop AAPI Hate collected 10,370 reports of hate incidents from March 19, 2020 to September 30, 2021. From the brutal attack of a 65-year-old Filipino woman in New York to the Georgia shooting where six Asian women were killed, the AAPI community has endured vicious and senseless attacks. Asian and Asian American college students have also been victims of bullying, online harassment, and verbal assault and have endured racist and xenophobic comments or accusations of bringing diseases from China to the U.S. Overt and covert anti-Asian racism and violence have long existed in schools and higher education institutions -- and have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The rise in anti-Asian hate is not only a pandemic-related phenomenon, but part of a longer trend of increasing racially-motivated hate against Asian Americans and an increase in race-motivated hate crimes experienced by all groups. Speakers will discuss strategies for combating anti-Asian hate and how data can inform policy making. A new data dashboard containing longitudinal hate crime data for Los Angeles County will be presented. The discussion will also focus on potential solutions involving mental health services and counseling, reconciliation programs, the expansion of hate incident/crime reporting, future research needs on anti-Asian hate, and collaboration between local governments, schools, businesses, and community-based organizations.

 

Combating Anti-Asian Hate (Notes)

 

 

 

 

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