More than 150 years after the first major wave of Asian immigration to the United States, knowledge of AAPI history across the country is severely lacking.
With hate crimes on the rise, speakers at the California Commission on the State of Hate forum stressed the need to bolster civil rights law and community engagement.
The ACT Against Hate Alliance brought together some heavy hitters from law enforcement to discuss strategies for combatting the recent rise in hate crimes.
Several major law enforcement regions did not submit data for the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Reports, which led to a dramatic under-count of hate crimes.
Police in Oakland, CA are planning to increase their presence in the city's Chinatown and Little Saigon neighborhoods amid a surge in anti-Asian attacks.