Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
With New York having the second-highest number of anti-Asian hate incidents in America, civic leaders, elected officials and victims of such crimes gathered in Lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon demanding action.
As the investigation into the origins of the coronavirus is set to end this month, the groups warn that discussions of the report could aggravate anti-Asian hate.
Potri Ranka Manis stood at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights on Tuesday evening surrounded by community members. Dressed in scrubs and a pair of sunglasses hiding a bruise, the Filipina registered nurse recounted her tragic story of an encounter with a hateful couple.
Witnessing the strife of Afghans is “heart-wrenching for families who escaped Saigon,” one community advocate said. “We know the desperation, the loss of homeland and fear and panic they must be feeling.”
I was getting my monthly haircut in Manhattan’s Chinatown a few weeks ago when my stylist, Nikki, told me she was scared. She’d recently gone next door to pick up lunch at a Sichuan restaurant and had seen an Asian man in his 30s whose head was completely bandaged up.
Since the 2000 count, participants have been able to check off more than one box when answering the race question on census forms. But breakdowns of the country’s racial and ethnic makeup often don’t reflect a multiracial population that has increased by 276% since the 2010 census. They focus instead on racial groups that are … Read more