A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan.
EDITORIAL: Chinese Americans fear hate crimes, discrimination in proposed FL, TX legislation
The newly formed Florida Asian American Justice Alliance (FAAJA) organized statewide rallies in six cities across Florida last weekend, to protest Senate Bill 264 and House Bill 1355.
Inslee signs hate crimes protection bill into law
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill on April 6 that will strengthen the prosecution of hate crimes and require rehab programs for offenders.