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Asian Americans in Ohio are underreporting anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents dispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the only ethnic group in Ohio without a state-level commission. Ohio s AAPI leaders have been trying to change that for more than a decade. But with this year s Atlanta shooting and a rise in anti-Asian hate incidents stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates have renewed their push to create the Ohio AAPI Commission. I think sadly, the result of what happened in Atlanta is that people have been willing to listen more. Legislators were more willing to meet with us, said Jona Hilario, the co-director of OPAWL, a statewide feminist AAPI group. The conditions that led to Atlanta exist everywhere else. We shouldn t be waiting for another Atlanta to happen to do something. ....
As members of the Asian American community face an onrush of violent hate crimes, attacks that have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jona Hilario and others said sharing their experiences is essential in the fight against racism. While there s been growing awareness nationally, there s still a line of separation between Asian Americans and other residents on a local level, Hilario, a Hilliard resident, said. In helping educate central Ohioans on the matter, Hilario said events such as the Asian Festival can help bridge the gap. Through shared commonalities and cultural interests, whether food, dance or music, this year s festival has even more significance given today s societal climate, said Hilario, who serves as the co-director of OPAWL a statewide group of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and nonbinary volunteers who organize social-justice initiatives. ....
Tina Maharath addresses violence against the Asian American community columbusalive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbusalive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.