Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge

5 years after pandemic surge, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders still targets of hatred

It was five years ago this month that COVID-19-fueled incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent that a reporting center was formed.

Five years after the pandemic and Asian Americans are still targets of racist abuse

Stop AAPI Hate is receiving fewer incident reports yearly but they're still happening by the hundreds and are likely an undercount

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge

Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian. After COVID-19 hit, she was accosted twice in six months.The first time, she was browsing an aisle in Bed Bath & Beyond when a white, 30-something woman suddenly yelled: “Six feet away from me, you Chinese witch!” A shaken Wong left the store, the woman still yelling after her. The second time, Wong was walking her do…

By 2020, Anna Wong had spent her entire adult life in Los Angeles without facing obvious racist abuses because she was Asian.After the arrival of the COVID-19, she was harassed twice in six months.The first time, she was in a hallway of a Bed Bath & Beyond chain store when a white woman about 30 suddenly yelled at her: “Six feet from me, Chinese witch!” Wong, shocked, came out of the store, with the woman still screaming at her. The second time,…

By 2020, Anna Wong had spent her entire adult life in Los Angeles without facing obvious racist abuses because she was Asian. After the arrival of COVID-19, she was harassed twice in six months.