Senate Passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
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Sen. Mazie Hirono speaks at a press conference, joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (left) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on April 22 passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act by a vote of 94-1, a bill to address the rise in hate crimes and violence against the AAPI community.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was the lone vote against the bill.
Following its passage, Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) called for swift House consideration of the bill so that President Biden can sign the bill into law.
Hate crimes against Asian Americans have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such attacks have a long, tragic history in America, with one of the most infamous incidents happening in Detroit nearly 40 years ago.
The 1982 killing of Vincent Chin will be the subject of a virtual event on Wednesday presented by Cinema Detroit, Over the Moon Detroit and the Freep Film Festival.
The evening will begin with an online screening of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?,” the 1989 Oscar-nominated documentary directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Pean.
Chin, 27, a Chinese-American automotive engineer, was out celebrating at his bachelor party when he was assaulted by two white autoworkers. He went into a coma and died four days later.
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