Anti-Asian hate hearing gets underway: 'Congress sees you, we stand with you'

Posted on AllSides March 18th, 2021
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Prominent Asian American lawmakers, scholars and advocates, including actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim, are testifying Thursday on the rise in hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

The hearing follows a string of hate crimes against Asian Americans, as well as three shootings at Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday in which eight people were killed. Six of the victims were Asian women.

The suspect, Robert Aaron Long, told investigators that the shootings were not racially motivated and...

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