Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
A vast majority of Asian American adults, 81%, say violence against them is rising in the U.S., according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. The findings come after more than a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the racial stigma and xenophobia against Asians that’s followed.
The House Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, considered a similar version of the bill introduced by Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., on Wednesday.
“For us to really address the root of the problem, which we’ve never done before as a country, is to recognize the core issue of white supremacy,” one scholar said.
“It’s a double invisibility that they receive,” one religious studies expert said. “We have very warped notions of the Sikhs.”
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