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New Stop AAPI Hate report reflects ongoing anti-Asian discrimination
The Stop AAPI Hate reporting center released a new report Tuesday documenting nearly 1,000 additional incidents of hate and violence against Asian Americans. The latest data showed 503 new...Read More
‘Stop AAPI Hate’ tracking project gets $1.4 million state funding boost
Organizations tracking anti-Asian violence and racism since the Covid-19 pandemic began last March received a $1.4 million funding boost with Monday’s passage of Assembly Bill 85. Assemblyman Phil Ting...Read More
SF leaders denounce brutal attacks on elderly Asian women
San Francisco leaders Thursday condemned two recent attacks on elderly Asian women in the Tenderloin. Police earlier this week announced the arrest of a 34-year-old male suspect. Supervisor Matt...Read More
Leaders call on educators to help stop spread of anti-Asian racism
Community groups and San Francisco leaders are calling on schools to stand up to racism against students of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, especially as the school year kicks...Read More
SF condemns Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ rhetoric, violence against Asian Americans
San Francisco supervisors have condemned President Donald Trump’s use of term “Chinese virus” during White House press briefings and on his Twitter account. Board President Norman Yee Tuesday introduced...Read More
2020 census language access change poses undercount risk
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has made a decision to only mail 2020 census questionnaires printed in English and Spanish, opting to just collect data...Read More
Mayor vows to ‘stand behind our immigrant communities’
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, city officials and community organizers gathered at City Hall in preparation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the Bay Area, including in...Read More