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Hate crimes rose vs Black, Asian Americans in 2020: FBI

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 11:03 AM

Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read more »

Fil-Am California AG Bonta backs Newsom ahead of recall election

Rommel Conclara | TFC News California
Posted at Aug 13 08:26 PM

California’s Fil-Am Attorney General Rob Bonta expresses his support for Governor Gavin Newsom who faces a recall election next month. Read more »

Atlanta spa shooter pleads guilty to 4 murder charges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 06:49 AM

The man accused of killing eight people at a string of Atlanta-area spas pleaded guilty on Tuesday to four murder charges, ensuring he will spend the rest of his life in prison, US court documents showed.   Read more »

Korina Sanchez, Karen Davila sumali sa kampanya kontra Asian hate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 09:11 PM

Kasama ang ilang bigating OPM artists, nakiipagsanib-puwersa na rin ang ilang mamamahayag para sa isang "Stop Asian Hate" campaign.  Read more »

POLO nakatutok sa mga kaso ng hate crime laban sa mga Pinoy sa US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 08:40 PM

MAYNILA - Patuloy na nakatuon ang Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Washington D.C sa Estados Unidos sa gitna ng mga naitatalang kaso ng diskriminasyon laban sa mga Pinoy sa naturang bansa. Read more »

NBA star Jeremy Lin says Asian-American identity is part of his ‘superpower’

Jonathan White, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 30 08:46 AM

The 32-year-old former ‘Linsanity’ star tells Harvard graduating class that ‘success is meaningless without community’. The free-agent has not decided on next step after missing out on NBA comeback this season. Read more »

Study finds Asians largely 'invisible' in Hollywood's top films

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at May 18 11:36 PM

Aside from action star Dwayne Johnson’s hit movies, Hollywood’s most popular films have rarely featured Asians or Pacific Islanders in leading roles on the big screen, according to an academic study released on Tuesday. Read more »

'The problem is global': Asians in UK tackle racism after violent hate attacks

Hilary Clarke, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 13 04:57 PM

"If we don’t do anything about this … we will be like America," warns a UK community leader   Read more »

Asian-American business leaders launch US$250 million effort to combat anti-Asian hate

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 04 07:12 PM

The Asian American Foundation said it will invest its initial funding in anti-hate programs, education, and data and research. The effort bolsters the emergence of Asian-Americans as a political and cultural force in the wake of a spate of attacks over the last year. Read more »

Asian-American leaders launch foundation to counter hate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 04:19 AM

The Asian American Foundation said it was undertaking "largest philanthropic commitment in history by Asian Americans fully focused on supporting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." Read more »

'Impactful' Pinoy leaders included in A100 List by Gold House

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:38 AM

Several Filipinos and achievers of Filipino descent were included in this year's Gold House A100 List, which honors the "most impactful Asians and Asian American and Pacific Islanders in culture."    Read more »

Can therapy ease the trauma of US racist attacks, systemic racism?

Sharon Bernstein and Barbara Goldberg, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 05:57 AM

Therapists say individuals traumatized by racism can experience flashbacks, crying spells and unrelenting worry.  Read more »

Chinese-Americans stepping up to take on hate crimes

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 22 01:13 PM

With thousands of hate crimes against Asian-Americans reported amid the coronavirus pandemic, the president of the not-for-profit America China Public Affairs Institute wants to make one thing clear. Read more »

Yellow whistles serve as symbol, signal to call out violence vs Asian-Americans

Mark Magnier, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 20 02:19 PM

Three friends in New York, disturbed by recent verbal and physical attacks, create a whistle distribution program to thwart race-based assaults. ‘A whistle is loud, we are staking our ground and are loud on racists, in a legal, safe, responsible way’ Read more »

ONE Championship launches #StopAsianHate x #WeAreONE campaign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 11:41 AM

ONE Championship on Tuesday officially unveiled its "#StopAsianHate x #WeAreONE" campaign, a series of initiatives meant to raise funds for the "Stop Asian Hate" movement. Read more »

Police, communities across US fight back against anti-Asian hate crimes

Brittany Hosea-Small, Nathan Layne and Rich McKay, Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 08:35 PM

SAN JOSE, California - More than a dozen San Jose, California, police officers walked through the white arches of the Grand Century Mall in "Little Saigon" to reassure a Vietnamese-American community fearful over the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States. Read more »

Rise in anti-Asian attacks rooted in US history and bias, say experts

Kylie Sertic, Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 02 10:16 AM

Experts said the increase in attacks is rooted in US history of scapegoating Asians in difficult times, racial profiling, and a failure to understand Asian diversity. Read more »

Pacquiao blasts anti-Asian attacks: 'Ako ang labanan mo duwag!'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 02:50 PM

Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao took to social media to send a strong message against the rising number of anti-Asian attacks in the US. Read more »

New York police arrest man over attack on Filipino-American woman in hate crime case

Maria Ponnezhath, Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 10:01 PM

Police identified the suspect as Brandon Elliot, 38, who was already on lifetime parole for murdering his mother, the New York Police Department said in a statement to Reuters. Elliot was arrested and charged early on Wednesday.   Read more »

65-anyos na Fil-Am, pinagsisipa ng isang lalaki sa New York

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 09:34 PM

Bigla na lang pinagsisipa ng lalaki ang 65-anyos na babaeng Filipino-American sa New York.  Read more »