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By Morgan Gstalter - 04/05/21 01:48 PM EDT   Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis apologized on Sunday night for using an anti-Asian slur in a tweet, saying he was unaware of the phrase’s racist history. "I would never offend any group of people," Davis, 24, wrote on Twitter. "You reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he ran Miami With that being said I’ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our...

Rallygoers decry hate crimes against Asian Americans April 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — More than 200 people gathered in Connecticut on Saturday to denounce increasing attacks on Asian Americans around the country. A “Stop Asian Hate” rally was held outside Fairfield Town Hall and included speeches by state Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other officials and advocates. Members of the crowd held signs saying “Stop the hate! Stop the...

When Alex Hanesakda saw the tragic news that eight people were shot and killed in Atlanta on March 16, and that six of them were Asian women, he knew it was time for him to speak out. What he wrote in the post, he also submitted to the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (bit.ly/3dwZlBU). The editorial was titled: “ ‘I’m done keeping my head down:’ Why we must stop the hate against Asian Americans (and everyone else).” “At first, I was like, ‘Do I say somethin...

Brutal assault on female Filipino immigrant captured on security camera in New York City On Monday, a 65-year-old female Filipino immigrant who has lived in the US for decades was attacked and brutally beaten near Times Square in Manhattan in broad daylight. Family members reported that Vilma Kari was in the hospital recovering from a fractured pelvis and contusions on her body and forehead after she was kicked in the chest to the ground and repeatedly stomped in the head by a man who shouted a...

March 31, 2021 Brandon Elliot was arrested in connection with an anti-Asian attack while on parole for killing his mother in 2002. SHOW TRANSCRIPT The NYPD has arrested 38-year-old Brandon Elliot for the brutal attack of a Filipino American woman. Elliot was on parole after serving 17 years in prison for killing his mother in 2002. He is now charged with hate crime assault.  "We continue to demand justice and mercy for our community. But how many times do we have to stand here and beg for help...

Listen to the full interview. Dr. Borja studies Asian American history, refugee policy, and religion and has spent the past year researching anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic.  She said this is something she has personally experienced since she was born.  She said she grew up in an era when there was a lot of anti-Asian sentiment and says her family was sometimes concerned about their safety.  But she said that situation helped her learn about the importance of standing up for j...

Brutal NYC attack renews Asian American volunteers efforts TERRY TANG and DEEPTI HAJELA , Associated Press Mar 31, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Teresa Ting stands for a portrait, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. The vicious assault of a 65-year-old woman while walking to church this week near New York City’s Times Square has heightened already palpable levels of outrage over anti-Asian attacks that started with the pand...

The research was released by reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate  Published March 16, 2021 • Updated on March 16, 2021 at 11:19 pm NBC Universal, Inc. New data has revealed the number of anti-Asian hate incidents over the past year is greater than previously reported, and a disproportionate number of attacks have been directed at women, NBC News reports. The research released by reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of r...

Share Share Following reports indicating that shootings left eight people dead in the Atlanta area, most of them Asian-American and women, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released the following statement from Chief Inclusion & Strategic Innovation Officer Minjon Tholen: “This morning, an entire community and nation are waking up traumatized because of yet another hate-fueled mass shooting. We are witnessing the results of what happens when racist and misogynistic ideologies collide in a so...

After a shooting spree in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, police across the country are monitoring for threats. Investigators were looking into whether the shooter targeted the Asian American community when he opened fire at three different spas Tuesday afternoon. Six of those killed were Asian American. South Koreas Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that its diplomats in Atlanta have confirmed from police that four of the victims...