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they need. whether it's counseling, victims of crimes funds, legal services, government benefits, anything else. >> county, we just got a new statement from the mayor of los angeles. i'm gonna read it to you. reports coming out of monterey park or actual be -- absolutely devastating. families deserve to celebrate the holidays and peace. mastering's and gun violence are played on our communities. as investigations determine whether this was caused by asian hate, we continue to stand united against all attempts to divide us. my heart goes out to monterey park and the families and friends of those lost. connie, it strikes me, the name of your organization. asian americans advancing justice. in a situation like this, what does justice look like? >> it's a very good question. for us, justice looks like our community and our victims being heard and seen. one for so long, asians have been rendered invisible and this country, and this community, for so long.
phone, thank you. i want to bring in connie chong joe, chief officer of advance -- los angeles, connie, thank you for making time for us. we do not have a motive in this case, but as you said. earlier on our air, regardless of the intent, the impact is the same. we've seen an increase in violence against the aapi community in the last three years alone. california specifically, hate crimes rose 100 and 77% in 2021. how it is a tragedy like this compound the trauma, the grief that communities already going through? >> yes, the communities just reeling from that. there is so much fear, pain, and sadness about what's happened. as you said, regardless of the intent of the end shooter, what we know is that this happened on one of the most important, celebrated holidays, for many asian american community