Politicians and civic leaders in the United States are seeking to boost public awareness of the upcoming #STOPASIANHATE virtual action day ((March 26)) in response to last week's mass shooting in Atlanta.
State and local leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Seattle have gathered to condemn anti-Asian hate and violence.
The move is one of many in response to a surge in attacks against Asians and Pacific Islanders across the United States.
In Washington, DC a group of Democrat politicians has introduced legislation that would create a position at the Department of Justice to expedite the review of COVID-19-related hate crimes.
In Seattle, a school teacher spoke of her own experience of being attacked, in the city's Chinatown district.
Noriko Nasu said a man attacked her in February and hit her in the face with what she said looked like a rock in a sock.
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