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August 13, 2021

9,000+ Anti-Asian Incidents Reported in U.S. Since Start of Pandemic
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Over 9,000 anti-Asian incidents have been reported across the United
States since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the group Stop
AAPI Hate. Women and older people are particularly at risk for the hate
crimes. Rights groups have attributed the rise in violence to
misinformation about the pandemic and the use of anti-Asian language by
political officials, including former President Trump.


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