Stop AAPI Hate is a national coalition that addresses anti-Asian racism across the United States.
A Lancaster city woman is calling attention to the alarming trend by organizing a rally and vigil to support the local Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
âAsians only make up about 2% of the current demographic in Lancaster (County),â said Julia Cao, who is Vietnamese. âBeing Asian is the very broad sense of who we are. We need someone to give us that opportunity, that voice. And this is one way of doing it.â
The rally and candlelight vigil will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday at Penn Square in downtown Lancaster.
When: Manheim Township commissioners meeting, May 3, in person in the Morgan Program Center at the Manheim Township Public Library and also held virtually.
What happened: The board approved changes recommended by the township Parks and Recreation Board for swimming attire policy and enforcement at municipal pools. No street or workout clothes and no shoes, except for water use, may be worn in pools, but the policy allows for other apparel worn for medical reasons with a pool managerâs approval. Those who violate the policy will receive a card with the rules and may stay at the pool but may not go in the water.
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Outdoor seating on sidewalks in front of Lancaster city restaurants is a common sight as the weather turns warmer - even more so in the era of COVID-19.
But before the spring of 1996, sidewalk seating was not allowed in the city. In May of that year, the New Era reported on a new city ordinance allowing sidewalk cafe seating for the first time. And the first business to take advantage of the new rule was Artemis Coffee House, at 336 N. Queen St.