We speak about Asian Americans as a single block. Here’s how incredibly complex they are
Asian Americans are often labeled as a singular group, but the fastest growing population in the US is far from a monolith and their complex history and cultures are often glossed over.
While they have been in America since the nation’s infancy, Asian Americans continue being harmed by stereotypes like the “model minority” as well as racial violence. Much of the recent anti-Asian bias is a result of many people being ignorant of the group’s history in the country and xenophobic messaging around the Covid-19 pandemic, experts and lawmakers say.
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Connecticut will again be eligible to receive more than $6 million dollars in federal policing grants that had been suspended by the Trump administration over the state’s immigration policy.
The Department of Justice ended the grants for Connecticut in 2017, when it said the state did not comply with new requirements that local and state police offer more cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The DOJ challenged a state law called the Trust Act, which said people could not be held by police solely because of their immigration status.
The latest change in eligibility requirements under the Biden Administration ends a years-long lawsuit between the Department of Justice and six other states.
Connecticut’s AG Tong lends voice to fight against Asian American hate
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 04, 2021, 5:40pm EDT
Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong addressed the issue of hate against the Asian
American community on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
He was
joined by top legal experts, leading advocates and business and corporate
leaders. How
does it feel to wake up in the morning, walk outside and feel like you re being
hunted? said Tong. What did you think was going to happen
when people blamed Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for the pandemic?
Called it the China virus or the kung flu.
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