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A new survey finds that online harassment of doctors and biomedical researchers became more rampant and more threatening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nydia Han shares incredible stories about Philadelphia's Asian community, including the Chinatown Stitch project and how faith drives the culture.

Twin brothers from Montgomery County, Maryland, and 13 other D.C.-area students will have their documentaries aired nationwide as winners of C-SPAN’s national StudentCam competition.

A California man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an Asian woman has been suspected of two other attacks and could be linked to more, police say.

Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks By Jennifer Peltz / AP, NEW YORK Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. However, she could not avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that pulsed to the surface after the pathogen was first identified in China. Psychiatry patients have called her by a racist slur for the disease, she said. A bystander spat at the Thai-born student to “go back to China” as she ...

Celebrities unite to back #StopAsianHate campaign Marvel film stars Gemma Chan and Benedict Wong among prominent east and south-east Asian people taking action on UK’s wave of COVID-related sinophobia By Nosheen Iqbal / The Observer The Marvel film star Gemma Chan has revealed that she is frightened for her family in the UK after a surge in hate crimes against Chinese, Japanese and south-east Asian people. Speaking to the Observer to help raise awareness for a national #StopAsianHate campai...

May 9, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn’t avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that pulsed to the surface after the pathogen was first identified in China. Psychiatry patients have called her by a racist slur for the disease, she said. A bystander spat at the Thai-born student to “go back to China” as she left a New York City hospital where she’s training. And as she walked ...

May 7, 2021 Share Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn’t avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that pulsed to the surface after the pathogen was first identified in China. Psychiatry patients have called her by a racist slur for the disease, she said. A bystander spat at the Thai-born student to “go back to China” as she left a New York City hospital where she’s training. And as she walked ther...

Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks by Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press Posted May 7, 2021 1:17 am EDT Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 1:27 am EDT NEW YORK — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn’t avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that pulsed to the surface after the pathogen was first identified in China. Psychiatry patients have called her by a racist slur for the disease, sh...

Even if the Chinese government bears responsibility for the pandemic, it’s racist and nonsensical for people to target Asian Americans. “We’re not bringing you the virus,” said Lee, who recalled strangers on the street spitting on her twice in the last year. “We are literally trying to help you get rid of the virus.” People of Asian and Pacific Islander descent make up about 6% to 8% of the U.S. population but a greater share of some healthcare professions, including around 20% of n...