Authorities are investigating a violent incident involving a 71-year-old Japanese American professor as a suspected hate crime after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his electric bicycle in Montebello, California on April 29.
New law expands accountability in hate crime cases across WA
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law HB 1052 on Monday—it’s a bill aimed at improving accountability in hate crime cases.
Outrage from state Democrats over “hate crime” proposal
State Democrats are expressing outrage after State Sen. Phil Fortunato, a Republican, introduced a controversial proposal on April 3 to include Tesla owners in the state’s hate crime protections.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge
Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian.
Political spotlight fuels surge in anti-South Asian sentiment, new study shows
A recent report from Stop AAPI Hate reveals a troubling increase in anti-South Asian sentiment and threats of violence, coinciding with the political rise of Indian Americans Vice President Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance.
Massachusetts driver who repeatedly hit an Asian American man gets 18 months in prison
A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill a group of Asian Americans and repeatedly hitting one of them with his car.
Man who followed woman into her NYC apartment and stabbed her to death sentenced to 30 years to life
A man who followed a woman from the street up six flights of stairs into her New York City apartment and stabbed her to death was sentenced this week to 30 years to life in prison.
Pilot program, HOPE, explores how to heal from anti-Asian hate
It’s a pressing concern: How does an individual, a family, and an entire community heal from the impact of a hate crime?
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an ‘army.’ The migrants tell another story
It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighborhood.
New digital hub fights hate with storytelling, resource directory
Data shows a surge in Asian American hate crimes since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.