Clarence Page: What is a ‘hate crime’? The Atlanta-area spa killings ignite new fears, divisions
A month later, the shooting deaths of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, in three Atlanta spas painfully spotlights how Asian Americans have been upset for good reason, even as the motive of the alleged shooter in the Atlanta- area attacks remained murky. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee County sheriff’ s office, in an initial description that...
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Mar 19, 2021
2 minutes
When I first wrote about a national surge in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans since the coronavirus pandemic began, it was easy for the rest of us to sympathize, yet also believe, however feebly, that the problem was not about us.
A month later, the shooting deaths of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, in three Atlanta spas painfully spotlights how Asian Americans
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