Over Half Of Asian Americans Regularly Feel Unsafe In Public Poll Shows
Between March 2020 and 2021, the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center has cited over 6,600 hate incidents that targeted Asian Americans, including verbal harassment and fatal attacks. Additionally, California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism found that anti-Asian hate crimes grew by 145 percent from 2019 to 2020 in the largest U.S. cities, while hate crimes in general decreased by 6 percent. More Americans, regardless of race and ethnicity, also believe that Asian Americans are being increasingly targeted with hate crimes and prejudice....