March 29: Was Suspect In New York City Assault On Asian Motivated By Suspected Origins Of The China Flu

Posted on 1, March 31, 2021 | Leave a comment

NEW YORK (AP) — “Suspect” in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

The surge in violence has been linked in part to misplaced blame for the coronavirus and former President Donald Trump’s use of racially charged terms like “Chinese virus.”

President Joe Biden signed an executive action Tuesday directing federal agencies to combat xenophobia against the Asian American Pacific Islander community, amid a rise in hate crimes and harassment over coronavirus’ suspected origins in Wuhan, China.

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