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The authorities said they were investigating at least four of the attacks as possible hate crimes, including one that left a man in critical condition.

Hundreds of people of all different races and ages laced up their sneakers and gathered at Union Square on Sunday for the Black and Asian Solidarity 5K Run and Walk.

Now, with a sharp focus on the disturbing trend, Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders are calling for concrete, measurable responses from Biden and his Justice Department.

“I’m not sure Asian-American families can avoid ‘the talk’ any longer,” one expert said.

This massive display of solidarity is no surprise to those who know the long history of America’s struggle for racial equality. Today’s actions build on a centuries-long tradition of Black and Asian American solidarity when it has mattered the most.

An Asian mother was repeatedly punched in the face by a stranger on Sunday while walking to a demonstration against anti-Asian violence, according to police and witnesses.