Asian-Americans have seen rise in hate crimes and harassment in U.S.
Since COVID-19 started spreading across the United States and the country began to lock down in March 2020, Asian-Americans have been reporting a significant increase in hate crimes, harassment and discrimination.
There were 6,603 incidents of hate from March 19, 2020 to March 31, 2021 reported to Stop AAPI Hate, according to a national report from the organization which fights hate against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Verbal harassment made up 65.2% of the incidents and shunning (deliberately avoidance) made up 18.1% of incidents reported, according to the group. Physical assault was the third largest at 12.6%, according to Stop AAPI Hate.
June 1, 2021
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Ralph Jemmott
In a ‘Letter to the Editor’ entitled ‘Building a solid education Foundation,’ Walter Edey notes, and rightly so, that “an educational system is a complex multi-purpose knowledge network.” The super-structure of any education system like of any physical edifice, rests on the strength and security of its foundation.
Barbados is apparently embarking on a comprehensive reform of its education system. This would be a very ambitious project, fraught with dangers and unintended consequences. The Minister of Education might be advised firstly, to examine the foundational structure of primary education and try to remedy the deficiencies at that stage.
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