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‘Asian-American businesses are dealing with two viruses’: Reeling from racist incidents, many are hurting financially during COVID-19 MarketWatch 3/21/2021 © Scott Olson/Getty Images As documented incidents of harassment, assault and discrimination against Asian Americans have escalated during COVID-19, many groups within the community have also faced heightened financial strain. Advocates say it’s beyond time to acknowledge and take action on both. Popular Searches The March 16 shooting deaths of eight people at three Atlanta-area spas — six of whom were women of Asian descent �...

Spirit of Excellence honorees strive for diversity and inclusion     Pamela Enslen, the chair of the Spirit of Excellence Awards Committee (top left), congratulates this year’s honorees during the ABA Virtual Midyear Meeting. Clockwise from top center, they are Lori Lightfoot, Barbara Creel, Román Hernández, John Yang and Sherrilyn Ifill. Barbara Creel. Román Hernández. Sherrilyn Ifill. Lori Lightfoot. John Yang. “These outstanding lawyers are the embodiment of excellence in our profession,” ABA President Patricia Lee Refo said after reading the names of the recipients of this yea...

Who’s really responsible? Democrats who support criminals and police defunding. Fri Feb 12, 2021 Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. When a video of an assault on a 91-year-old Asian man went viral, the media and civil rights groups were quick to blame President Trump for using the term, “Chinese Virus”. "We stand with our Asian American & Pacific Islander community against the rising tide of racism and hate crimes that have been stoked to a fe...

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Updated 9:11 PM ET, Mon February 8, 2021 (CNN)Several unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area captured in disturbing videos in recent days, have raised concerns about anti-Asian bias related to the Covid-19 pandemic…. The new unit stems from two similar attacks in northern California last week as well as a spate of crime in Oakland’s Chinatown. In San Francisco, Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old from Thailand, died after he was abruptly attacked while out on a morning walk January 28, according to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudi...