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July 5, 2020

‘You started the corona!’ As anti-Asian hate incidents explode, climbing past 800, activists push for aid (LA Times)

The scapegoating of China and people of Chinese descent happens again and again, said Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, a group that co-founded Stop AAPI Hate. “Racist demagoguery matched with anti-immigrant policies have always been used…

July 1, 2020

Hundreds of anti-Asian American hate incidents reported in California during pandemic (Mercury News)

Those are some of the 832 incidents of hate, harassment and discrimination against Asian-American and Pacific Islander Californians reported in the past 13 weeks to Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition of advocacy organizations formed to track racism against those…

June 29, 2020

Visa ban does not help in saving US jobs, say industry insiders (China Daily)

The anti-immigrant policies, including bans and restrictions on asylum seekers, Chinese students and academics, green card holders and foreign workers, are Trump’s “intentional and orchestrated tactic” to deflect attention away from his “epic mismanagement of the worst public health crisis”…

June 25, 2020

‘We have been through this before.’ Why anti-Asian hate crimes are rising amid coronavirus (PBS)

But Cynthia Choi, an activist who helped create Stop AAPI Hate, attributed the rise in anti-Chinese rhetoric in the U.S. to President Donald Trump’s use of terms like “Chinese virus” and “Kung flu” to describe the coronavirus. He used the…

June 24, 2020

California effort to restore affirmative action divides Asian Americans (SF Chronicle)

Vincent Pan, executive director of the San Francisco civil rights organization Chinese for Affirmative Action and co-chair of the ACA5 campaign, noted that Asian Americans have suffered from systemic racism in the United States for more than 100 years, including…

June 16, 2020

California forges a path through America’s racial divide (CNN)

One notable aspect of last week’s Assembly vote was that eight of the chamber’s ten Asian-American members voted for repeal. Vincent Pan, executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, says that shift from 2014 partly reflects immediate factors: better organizing…

May 20, 2020

In Brown Type: History repeats as Asians bear the brunt of coronavirus rage (SF Examiner)

“There is a direct correlation when the president and other elected officials talk about this issue,” said Cynthia Choi, executive director for CAA, on the KALW radio show “Your Call” with host Rose Aguilar. “The general public is not immune…

May 18, 2020

Regional: Asians Bear Brunt Of Blame For Covid-19 (SF Gate)

Ting applauded the creation of the Stop AAPI Hate website, citing the importance of collecting data for policymaking. However, he cautioned that reported numbers may not reflect the true number of incidents. “There are probably … more people who decided…

May 14, 2020

Trump’s China remark rebuked

“It’s very clear that Trump and his administration and other elected officials are trying to distract the American people from the bungling of this public health crisis management and trying to blame China,” said Choi, adding that “it is irresponsible…

May 7, 2020

Bay Area support for shelter-in-place is the strongest among California regions. Here’s why

Hong Mei Pang, director of advocacy for Chinese for Affirmative Action, acknowledged the “huge disparity” in how communities are experiencing COVID-19. Pang described race as “really a factor,” and she noted the challenge for immigrants in connecting with the state…

April 24, 2020

Advocates Collect Nearly 1,500 Reports Of Anti-Asian Racism In The U.S. Over The Past Month (Huffington Post)

A group of Asian American organizations documenting the surge of racist incidents related to the COVID-19 pandemic received nearly 1,500 reports of anti-Asian harassment and discrimination over the last month, they said in a new report released Friday.…

April 22, 2020

LGBTQ Asian Americans Brace for a ‘Double Whammy’ as Hate Crimes Rise (Vice)

“Those who were already vulnerable—whether you’re an immigrant, undocumented, or because of your gender identity and sexuality—the pandemic has amplified that,” Choi told VICE. “Those who were suffering before the pandemic, their situation is worse off.”…

April 20, 2020

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable (BBC)

“AAPIs are becoming increasingly fearful of being harassed or attacked going to work, walking in their neighbourhoods and going to public places,” Choi says, based on the incident descriptions received by Stop AAPI Hate.…

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