Law enforcement sidestepped questions about whether the killings were racially motivated, saying the shooter had “a really bad day” and tying the killings to “a sexual addiction.”But Asian Americans? In Harris, Asian Americans got to elect one of our own. In January 2020, when COVID-19 began spreading in China, Asian Americans began experiencing a surge in racist harassment and attacks. Generations of Asian Americans grew up with few, if any, real, authentic images of ourselves in pop culture. At various points in history, Asian Americans have recognized the need for a collective identity and the power of having strength in numbers, both among fellow Asian Americans and across communities of color.

Source: Huffington Post May 05, 2021 13:30 UTC