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LA vs. Hate & the ‘Summer of Solidarity’

Asian American, Pacific Islander community leaders in LA urge action against hate crimes KABC Share: LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One of the ugly trends during the pandemic has been the increase in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. There have been cases caught on video of physical and verbal assaults. "The number of hate incidents in this country continues to grow both in numbers as well as severity," said Connie Chung Joe with the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, ...

Tracking a rise in hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved allocating more money to fight the problem.