Editorial: Stop AAPI Hate Sarah Teper/Pipe Dream Photographer
Following a year of escalated anti-AAPI hate crimes, BU is simply not doing enough for students
April 15, 2021
On April 4th, Binghamton Pan Asian Leaders Council (BPALC) and the Asian Student Union (ASU) held a “Binghamton Stop Asian Hate Crimes Rally” on campus. It has been a year marked by viscous hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) citizens, and it has been just shy of one month since the violent shooting that claimed the lives of eight Americans, six of whom were of Asian descent, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Despite this, Binghamton University only put out a statement on March 18 addressing the attack and the larger issue of targeted violence against AAPI communities. The statement, jointly released on behalf of BU President Harvey Stenger and Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Karen Jones, condemned the shooting and the sharp rise hate crimes, stating that “these ac
BPALC, ASU hold “Binghamton Stop Asian Hate Crimes” rally Gabby Banaag/Contributing Photographer he Chinese American Student Union was one of over 40 student organizations that expressed solidarity with Binghamton Pan Asian Leaders Council (BPALC) and the Asian Student Union (ASU) during Saturday’s rally.
Participants voiced support for Asian American community, called for effective response from administration
April 7, 2021
Over the past few weeks, individuals across the country have been mobilizing in solidarity after a year of heightened anti-Asian violence exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Binghamton University community is no different.
At noon on Saturday, over 500 people gathered at the Peace Quad, the center of the BU campus, to attend a rally and march organized by the Binghamton Pan Asian Leaders Council (BPALC) and the Asian Student Union (ASU). The rally, titled “Binghamton Stop Asian Hate Crimes Rally,” began with a number of sche
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) After receiving dozens of stories of attacks on the Asian American community ABC7 News anchor Dion Lim began noticing a trend: very few are actually reported to the police.
In recent days, Dion received videos showing a woman getting dragged through an Oakland street in a strong-armed robbery as she clung to her purse. Less than five minutes away, another woman was attacked for her bag and her car was stolen.
In San Francisco, a man was knocked to the ground in Japantown for his cellphone. He Google translated what happened on his wife s device, indicating he had been approached by a man showing him a book. In reality, the man had used the book as a distraction.