Anti-Asian hate attacks are down in LA. Why some are worried
After hitting record highs in 2021, anti-Asian hate attacks have significantly decreased both in the Los Angeles area and statewide. The trend has prompted relief but also concern that some Asian Americans are not reporting attacks against them as attention on the topic fades. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans rose, fanned in part by rhetoric from then-President Trump ...
by Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times
Jul 17, 2023
3 minutes
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After hitting record highs in 2021, anti-Asian hate attacks have significantly decreased both in the Los Angeles area and statewide.
The trend has prompted relief but also concern that some Asian Americans are not reporting attacks against them as attention on the topic fades.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks on Asian Americans rose, fanned in part by rhetoric from then-President Trump that highlighted the coronavirus' Chinese origins.
But reports of anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents in areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department — including unincorporated
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