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March 18, 2021

March 18, 2021

CNN reporter Stephen Collinson wrote in an opinion column in the aftermath of the fatal shooting in Georgia that claimed eight lives, six of whom were Asian: “In one sense, it's immaterial whether the accused killer in the Atlanta spa...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

In a column, Rex Huppke wrote, “No one right now knows exactly what motivated (suspected shooter Robert Aaron) Long to buy a gun and murder seven women and one man. But whatever motivated him, it wasn’t ‘a really bad day,’ and ‘sexual...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

An article about the region’s Asian American community reacting to the mass shooting in Georgia that killed eight, including six Asian Americans, cited the latest hate crime report by CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

A trading card featuring Korean-pop group BTS was removed from circulation Wednesday following complaints on social media that it promoted hate amid a recent spike in violence against those of Asian descent.

The card’s release and...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

While the motive for the attacks in Georgia that left at least six people of Asian descent is not yet known, but they reportedly took place in businesses where most of the employees are Asian. The shootings also come amid a spike in...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki drew a bright line connecting the xenophobic rhetoric from former President Donald Trump about China and the Covid-19 virus to the steep rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the past year.

Psaki’s...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

After Tuesday’s shooting in Atlanta killed six women of Asian descent, 8 News Now spoke to members of our Asian American community about a startling rise in Asian-related racism in the last year. …

A new report by The Study of Hate &...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

Shootings that killed eight people, six of them of Asian descent, at three spas in Georgia on Tuesday, rattled the Asian American community nationwide. 

"It's just a fear. I don't think people can imagine that," said Amy Mok...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

For many, the deadly shooting spree at three separate Asian spas in Atlanta underscores the problem of nationwide attacks on Asian people. But closer to home, hate has also taken root. Over roughly the last year, despite hate crimes...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

Data shows that terms like ‘China,’ ‘Wuhan’ and ‘flu’ have surged on far-right forums on Telegram, 8kun and TheDonald.win since the election. The fatal shootings of six Asian women in Georgia on Tuesday have turned a spotlight on a...

March 18, 2021

March 17, 2021

Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed at three different businesses in Cherokee County and Atlanta. Police believe a 21-year-old Woodstock man is responsible for all three shootings. …

There has been an increase in...