As the only Asian-American owner among the five biggest U.S. newspapers, billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong said he finds himself in a unique position to elevate the fight against rising anti-Asian hate and racism. Soon-Shiong’s paper, the Los Angeles Times, has an advantage in covering race issues affecting Asian Americans because California is home to the nation’s largest Asian population. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Racism in U.S. “Racism has never left this country, whether it’s Black, Latino, Native American, and now, Asian,” he said. “We have an opportunity as a paper to expand beyond just a paper.”

Source: Los Angeles Times May 08, 2021 12:00 UTC