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.
‘Healing Mural’ replaces hate crime vandalism
Unveiling a mural at the location of a hate crime, the Wing Luke Museum showcased the brightly-colored pheasant spanning nine windows in Canton Alley during a news conference on Monday.
Anti-Asian hate falls, but advocates wary of election-year impact
Anti-Asian hate crime numbers fell by 33% from 2021 to 2022, indicating the first decrease in anti-Asian hate since the start of the pandemic, according to recently released FBI crime statistics.
What a slam-dunk political event means for Asian Americans
Walking into the inaugural WA State Democrats AANHPI celebration recently, you’d see why the Asian community has done well politically in spite of the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.
Sikh man attacked on NYC bus
The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Unit is currently investigating an incident over the weekend as a hate crime assault.