A professor's take on how governments and individuals can address anti-Asian hate

Nearly 2,500 cases of verbal and physical attacks against Asian Americans were reported between March 19 and July 22 to a tracking project called Stop AAPI Hate. In San Francisco, an Asian American bus driver was assaulted by passengers after an argument over proper mask wearing. A woman reported getting verbally assaulted and a drink thrown at her by a passenger who told her and her brother to "go back to their country." Another man reported being shoved on the stairs, trampled and kicked in the head. Dr. Russell Jeung, chair and professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, is calling on local, state and federal governments to address these racist attacks.

Civic · Mel Baker, Laura Wenus