Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Are Increasing In San Francisco

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nd racist rants against people of Asian backgrounds in the United States. Because the general public does not distinguish among the Asian countries, it has become common for anyone of Asian heritage to become a target of hate.<figure id="c98e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*0obbskQGpjtMZVMY"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@schluditsch?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Daniel Schludi</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>San Francisco has reported an enormous increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the past year. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders reportedly faced a 567% increase in crimes against them according to figures released by the police department.Anti-Asian hate crimes have escalated since COVID started. There have been many crimes documented as well as countless others which were not reported. There have b

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een innocent people of Asian heritage in the United States who have been injured or killed because of the hate crimes. Many have had racist rants shouted at them.<blockquote id="4e6a">In San Francisco and elsewhere, video clips of Asian Americans being attacked and robbed on public streets alarmed the community so much that frightened seniors stayed home. Most recently, former San Francisco Bay Area resident Michelle Go died in New York City after a mentally disturbed man pushed her in front of a subway. Officials there say there is no indication the man was motivated by racial bias, but Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still rattled. [Nichi Bei Weekly]</blockquote>Racism and hate crimes displayed against anyone should be unacceptable behavior. People in the United States who are of Asian backgrounds have suffered greatly in many ways because of the COVID pandemic and hatred.[Source: Nichi Bei Weekly, www.nichibei.org]</article></body>

They escalated with COVID

San Francisco has had a large Chinese population

The Chinatown in San Francisco has long been an important part of the city. Chinese immigrants settled in San Francisco early on and established themselves there. Asians have felt relatively safe in San Francisco although some have experienced crimes and hate.

Since the COVID pandemic began with Trump and others regularly making derogatory comments about China and the coronavirus, there has been an uptick in hate crimes and racist rants against people of Asian backgrounds in the United States. Because the general public does not distinguish among the Asian countries, it has become common for anyone of Asian heritage to become a target of hate.

San Francisco has reported an enormous increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the past year. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders reportedly faced a 567% increase in crimes against them according to figures released by the police department.

Anti-Asian hate crimes have escalated since COVID started. There have been many crimes documented as well as countless others which were not reported. There have been innocent people of Asian heritage in the United States who have been injured or killed because of the hate crimes. Many have had racist rants shouted at them.

In San Francisco and elsewhere, video clips of Asian Americans being attacked and robbed on public streets alarmed the community so much that frightened seniors stayed home. Most recently, former San Francisco Bay Area resident Michelle Go died in New York City after a mentally disturbed man pushed her in front of a subway. Officials there say there is no indication the man was motivated by racial bias, but Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still rattled. [Nichi Bei Weekly]

Racism and hate crimes displayed against anyone should be unacceptable behavior. People in the United States who are of Asian backgrounds have suffered greatly in many ways because of the COVID pandemic and hatred.

[Source: Nichi Bei Weekly, www.nichibei.org]