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Judge Using Phrase 'China Virus' Asked to Apologize Amid Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes


Judge Using Phrase China Virus Asked to Apologize Amid Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Newsweek
3/7/2021
Alexandra Garrett
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Tracy Wong wearing a face mask and holding a sign takes part in a rally to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence, near Chinatown in Los Angeles, California, on February 20, 2021. - The rally was organized in response to last month s fatal assault of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old immigrant from Thailand, in San Francisco.
An Ohio judge was asked to apologize after he used the term China virus in a newsletter. The backlash came as studies found the term led to a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. ....

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