“The violence can seem like it is never-ending” — Asian Americans gathered in Times Square this week to mark the second anniversary of an Atlanta shooting spree that claimed eight lives, including those of six Asian women, as well as losses closer to home.
Andy Abat Tang of New Jersey visited Times Square on Thursday to remember Asian American victims of violence., there were 134 confirmed anti-Asian incidents in the city in 2021. That figure dropped to 83 in 2022, with 67 arrests made. Nationwide figures were not available from Stop AAPI Hate, a group that has been tracking anti-Asian incidents since early in the pandemic but hasn’t released new data since last summer/fall.
As we have always said, anti-Asian hate is not simply about interpersonal attacks, but also racist rhetoric and xenophobic and racist policies.At the same time, Asian American organizations said they’re contending with legislationmeant to block citizens of China from owning land in certain states and which critics argue is inspired by anti-Asian sentiment.
Meng said anti-Asian sentiment needed to be combated in a variety of ways, including with federal funding for community groups as well as including Asian American history in school syllabuses. Tang said he regularly encountered or witnessed anti-Asian behavior in the suburbs as well as in New York City, and had also seen it during his recent travels in Eastern Europe.
“It’s a shame to say, I cut myself out from the community a lot after I moved to Bayside,” she added. “We have very amazing neighbors, but we don't talk about politics.” According to an analysis by the New York Times, the Republican share of the vote in Bensonhurst and Sunset Park increased by 27% from 2018 to 2022, and by 22% in Flushing and Bayside.
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