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July 9, 2021

‘A Watershed Moment’: Illinois Becomes the First State to Mandate Asian American History in Public Schools (USA Today)

CHICAGO – Amid a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor of Illinois signed a law Friday requiring public schools to teach a unit of Asian American history – a move education experts said is the first of its kind nationwide.

June 30, 2021

Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans in California Spiked by 107% in 2020, New Data Shows (Sacramento Bee)

Attorney General Rob Bonda described the year as an “epidemic of hate” against the AAPI community as reports of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans increased 107%.The wave peaked in March and April, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from his office.

June 22, 2021

‘Domino Effect of Discrimination’: Polling Shows Mental Health and Career Impacts of anti-Asian Hate (CNBC)

In addition to concerns for physical safety, Asian Americans are saying rising incidents of anti-Asian hate during the pandemic are having a lasting impact on their mental health, well-being and future careers.

June 16, 2021

Asian American Magazine Fights Erasure (SF Weekly)

An investor-backed media group laid claim to the moniker of S.F.’s long-running Hyphen magazine, a part of CAA's AACRE coalition, sparking a conversation about writing over community history.

June 15, 2021

Viral Images Show People of Color as Anti-Asian Perpetrators. That Misses the Bigger Picture. (NBC News)

While news reports and social media have perpetuated the idea that anti-Asian violence is committed mostly by people of color, a new analysis shows the majority of attackers are white.

June 7, 2021

Inside the California Organization Tracking anti-Asian Hate Incidents (Cal Matters)

Stop AAPI Hate, a California-based coalition, has recorded nearly 7,000 hate incidents involving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders nationwide since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s become a key source of information for the media and for advocates looking to stop the surge of racist attacks.

June 1, 2021

Colleges Should Admit Students Without the ACT or SAT (Inside Higher Ed)

The allure of standardized metrics for college admissions is understandable. A truly objective way for students to showcase their potential regardless of race or class would be a powerful equalizer. Sadly, the SAT and ACT are just the opposite -- they obfuscate students’ ability while amplifying entrenched power structures.

May 6, 2021

Asian Americans Reported Being Targeted at Least 2,400 Times This Year (CNN)

A center tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received 6,603 firsthand complaints since last year. There were at least 2,410 anti-Asian hate incidents in the first three months of this year, according to Stop AAPI Hate's latest report, released Thursday.

March 30, 2021

How to Stop the Dangerous Rise in Hatred Targeted at Asian Americans (HuffPost)

Racism against Asian Americans is longstanding and complex, and requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach. We need resources dedicated to local communities, including community safety programs and in-language support for those in need of mental health, legal and immigration services.

March 4, 2021

Curbing Anti-Asian and Pacific Islander Hate with Cynthia Choi (Our America with Julian Castro)

Cynthia Choi of Stop AAPI Hate and Chinese For Affirmative Action joins us to talk about scapegoating, the data collected on these verbal and physical attacks, and the pressing need for community-led, intersectional public safety initiatives.

March 2, 2021

Hate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans Spiked by 150% in Major US Cities (Voice of America)

In a troubling report released last month, Stop AAPI Hate said 126 of the incidents involved Asian Americans over the age of 60. “These violent assaults have a devastating impact on our community as they are part of an alarming rise in anti-Asian American hate during the COVID-19 pandemic,” co-founders of STOP AAPI Hate said in a February 9 statement.

February 27, 2021

As Attacks Against Asian Americans Spike, Jeremy Lin Pushes for Action (Washington Post)

“Something is changing in this generation of Asian Americans," said Lin. "We are tired of being told that we don’t experience racism, we are tired of being told to keep our heads down and not make trouble,” Lin, who plays for the NBA G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors, wrote in an Instagram post Thursday. “We are tired of being invisible, of being mistaken for our colleague or told our struggles aren’t as real.”

February 25, 2021

Californians Speak More Than 200 Languages. Not Everybody Gets the COVID Facts They Need. (Sacramento Bee)

California is one of the most linguistically diverse regions in the world nearly a year into the pandemic, that distinction continues to complicate attempts by state officials to disseminate critical information to all Californians. So far, the state provides materials in 18 languages and 10 indigenous dialects spoken in Latin America.

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