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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
The pandemic has precipitated a rise in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. However, the full extent of this violence may be obscured by the difficulty in classifying attacks against Asian-Americans as hate crimes.
A recent shooting at three spas in the Atlanta area, in which the eight victims included six women of Asian descent, has heightened anxiety in the Asian-American community. Many see this as a further burst of racist violence, even as the shooter has offered a more complicated motive.
Today, a look at why it’s proving so difficult to reckon with growing violence against Asian-Americans and whether the U.S. legal system has caught up to the reality of this moment.
Guest: Nicole Hong (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicole-hong), a reporter covering New York law enforcement, courts and criminal justice for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
The suspect in the Atlanta spa attacks has been charged with eight counts of murder. Six of the people killed were women of Asian descent, setting off a new wave of outrage and fear (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/atlanta-shooting-spa.html).
The killing of eight people in Atlanta and suburban Cherokee County has come amid a rising tide of anti-Asian incidents nationwide (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/georgia-asian-population.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article).
Hate crimes involving Asian-American victims soared in New York City last year (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/nyregion/asian-hate-crimes-attacks-ny.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit
nytimes.com/thedaily. (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
A recent shooting at three spas in the Atlanta area, in which the eight victims included six women of Asian descent, has heightened anxiety in the Asian-American community. Many see this as a further burst of racist violence, even as the shooter has offered a more complicated motive.
Today, a look at why it’s proving so difficult to reckon with growing violence against Asian-Americans and whether the U.S. legal system has caught up to the reality of this moment.
Guest: Nicole Hong (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicole-hong), a reporter covering New York law enforcement, courts and criminal justice for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
The suspect in the Atlanta spa attacks has been charged with eight counts of murder. Six of the people killed were women of Asian descent, setting off a new wave of outrage and fear (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/atlanta-shooting-spa.html).
The killing of eight people in Atlanta and suburban Cherokee County has come amid a rising tide of anti-Asian incidents nationwide (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/georgia-asian-population.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article).
Hate crimes involving Asian-American victims soared in New York City last year (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/nyregion/asian-hate-crimes-attacks-ny.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit
nytimes.com/thedaily. (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)