Anti-Asian ideologies allow Asian hate in Chicago to persist Nadia Hernandez, Opinions Editor|April 4, 2021 Hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans are rising at a high rate, largely due to harmful anti-Asian ideologies. Although Asian American hate and discrimination has long been present in the U.S., the pandemic has amplified hate crimes towards the community by 150 percent in 16 U.S. cities from 2019 to 2020. While Chicago saw a drop in total hate crimes from 2019 to 2020, the Asian American community saw a zero percent change in hate crimes. A group of Asian and Asian American leaders in the DePaul community issued joint statements to The DePaulia about hate and discrimination and potential solutions. The group consisted of Maria J. Ferrera, a social work professor; Li Jin, director of Chinese Studies and a modern languages professor; Laura Kina, director of Critical Ethnic Studies; and Anne Saw, president of ELEVATE, DePaul’s faculty and staff Asian American professional community, and psychology professor.