A Chicago nonprofit is taking on the initiative to track anti-Asian hate and other violent crimes targeting the Asian community in the Midwest after receiving special funding.
and other violent crimes targeting the Asian community in the Midwest after receiving special funding.
Abbey Eusebio and her colleagues at the Chinese American Service League have been gathering the data. “Here in the Midwest we have a serious lack of data around anti-Asian hate anti-Asian violence compare to the rest of the country. So, it really is upon our community advocates to really address that head on,” said CASL’s Anti-Hate Action Center Manager Abbey Eusebio. “In order to have the data we’re able to really have a better, accurate picture of actually the scope of the issue.”
National data shows hate crimes against the Asian American community increased by 339% in 2021. Many of those crimes were reported in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Stay informed during the severe weather season with our local news and weather app. Get the NBC 5 Chicago app for
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