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5 years after pandemic surge, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders still targets of hatred

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Five years ago this month , anti-Asian abuse of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent, reports spiked 35% from March 2020 to the end of 2021 .

The data prompted national legislative action, including the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act , and galvanized advocacy among young people within the Asian American community.

Now, there is concern not just hate but erasure of Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture.

Stop AAPI Hate does rely on some federal funding.

Some Asian legal U.S. residents say they are being targeted for deportation.

The coalition’s focus has expanded to include educating people about birthright citizenship, cultural school curriculum and immigrants’ rights.

“We were built for this and our values remain the same,” Kulkarni said.

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