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On March 16, eight people were murdered in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian American womenâHyun Jung Grant, 51, Soon Chung Park, 74, Suncha Kim, 69, Yong Ae Yue, 63, Xiaojie Tan, 49, Daoyou Feng, 44, Paul Andre Michels, 54, and Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33. This was a hate crime against the Asian American community.
Harassment and violence against Asian Americans has increased significantly over the past year nationwide with Stop AAPI Hate gathering reports of 3,795 hate incidents , and Oregon is no exception. It was founded as a whites-only state, with racial exclusionary laws that made it difficult for people of color to live in Oregon well into the 20th century. Then there were the U.Sâs Chinese Exclusion Actsâwhich especially targeted Asian women who were suspected to be sex workers. Today, AAPI citizens make up 4 percent of Oregonâs electorate, and the state has seen an 86 percent growth rate in AAPIâs population since 2000.