Again. It has happened again. Another anti-Asian hate crime, this time in Oakland, CA. It happened last night at the Lake Merritt BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station when a young Asian girl was harassed with death threats for being Asian. BART police were notified. The suspect is still on the loose.
In New York City last week there were apparently five separate attacks of Asian Americans within two days. Numbers are likely not accurate because so many of these hate crimes go unreported.
What is being done? Not enough. Not nearly enough. The crimes keep happening and apathy seems to be the additional offense that we can add. Seriously. I've written here for several days and asked for suggestions. Two racist rants came (which I deleted) and a friend did give me some good feedback. We need to get involved though. ALL of us need to. Human beings are being attacked and that is totally unacceptable. You don't have to be Asian to care about Asians.
I will again ask for suggestions to stop the hate and to show support. Please comment below. One more thing. Help spread the word. People are saying this isn't true because there isn't widespread coverage. Call your local newspapers and televisions stations and demand they report these stories. Let's see and end to this!
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