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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.

The rise of anti-Asian bigotry and attacks is alarming. Join host Ernabel Demillo for this vital town hall, with Queens College President Frank Wu, John Jay’s Kevin Nadal, Jo-Ann Yoo of the Asian American Federation, and Kyung Yoon of the KACF.

A judge ruled this month that time had run out for the Equal Rights Amendment.