Asian-Americans demand action on hate crimes spurred by COVID crisis, N.J. congressman says

Following the killings of six Asian Americans in Georgia, Rep. Andy Kim flew to Atlanta to meet with a community already traumatized by the uptick in hate crimes during the coronavirus pandemic. “One question kept coming, which is, ‘What are you going to do about this?’” Kim, D-3rd Dist., said Tuesday. “That is the demand being made right now, It’s a demand that is justified given the violence and discrimination that the AAPI [Asian American Pacific Islander] community has faced.” Kim joined other lawmakers at a Capitol press conference called to push legislation designed to make it easier for…

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