“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…

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…

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.…

“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.”…

“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.…

[The Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council and Chinese for Affirmative Action] has also noticed a surge in racist behavior. After launching a site March 19 to track anti-Asian hate incidents, the group and its partners got more than 1,100 …

Lu is one of over 17 million people who have applied for unemployment insurance in the past month. Working with Chinese for Affirmative Action, a Chinatown-based nonprofit, she was able to file a claim on March 29. If she hadn’t…