“New York City, after San Francisco, reported the most hate incidents in the past year," Jeung said. NJ Man Repeatedly Threatened to Kill Federal Judge, ‘Blow Judge's Brains Out': Prosecutorsĭuring a virtual conference Thursday, Russell Jeung, Chair and Professor of the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University, elaborated on the aggressions and hate incidents faced by Asian Americans during the pandemic. Although the majority of the incidents reported involve verbal harassment, shunning, physical assault, as well as being coughed and spat on are being reported at an alarming rate, according to the published study. 31, there were 259 anti-Asian incidents in New York reported to "Stop AAPI Hate," a report center sponsored by the Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and Sanįrancisco State University’s Asian-American Studies Department. The report goes on to say that, as of Dec. And this number understates the actual number of anti-Asian hate incidents because most incidents are not reported." Across the country, there were more than 2,500 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents related to COVID-19 between March and September 2020. Since the onset of the pandemic, however, anti-Asian hate incidents now primarily directed at East Asians have skyrocketed according to both official and unofficial reports. South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Middle Eastern communities all faced recurring cycles of harassment and violence. Wake of the 9/11 attacks and then surged after the election of Donald J.
With this in mind, the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) released its report " A Rising Tide of Hate and Violence against Asian Americans in New York During COVID-19: Impact, Causes, Solutions," co-authored with Paul Weiss, detailing the rise of anti-Asian violence in the Big Apple during COVID-19.Īccording to the report: "Anti-Asian hate incidents increased dramatically in the The impact of the ongoing pandemic on Asian Americans in New York City has been particularly shocking. While the pandemic’s long-lasting impact has affected public health and the economy, the Asian-American community has also experienced the fallout of COVID-19 – being unfairly blamed for the pandemic and becoming the target of discrimination and violence.
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