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"'This is a new chapter in a very old story.' In order to write a new story, we have to acknowledge the ugly past that brought us here."

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Asians with power and visibility should be appalled that white men are targeting our most vulnerable groups–poor, immigrant women,

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"Asian-American women are exoticized and objectified in media and popular culture, depicted as 'faceless, quiet and invisible, or as sexual objects.' ... these stereotypes 'contribute to experiences of marginalization, invisibility and oppression'"

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“Don’t tell me increased police presence will save us”. -Mia Sato

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“Atlanta shooting suspect told investigators that killings of Asian women weren’t racially motivated, police say”  - Washington post

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"the pervasive “model minority” myth has helped to obscure it. That false idea, constructed during the civil rights era to stymie racial-justice movements, suggests that Asian Americans are more successful than other ethnic minorities because of hard work, education and inherently law-abiding natures."

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“We know that this is an issue that affects all our communities, and we have to break the cycle of violence,” says Jeung, the Stop AAPI Hate co-founder.

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"During a March 11 speech on the anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said that hate crimes against Asian Americans are 'un-American' and that they 'must stop.' Five days later, the gunman started shooting."

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"...Bianca Mabute-Louie emphasizes the connection between this damaging stereotype and the violence we’ve seen on the news–videos featuring Asian-American elders shoved to the ground. “This contributes to erasing the very real interpersonal violence that we see happening in these videos, and that Asian Americans experience from the day-to-day, things that don’t get reported and the things that don’t get filmed,” she says"

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“This contributes to erasing the very real interpersonal violence that we see happening in these videos, and that Asian Americans experience from the day-to-day, things that don’t get reported and the things that don’t get filmed."

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"Since the start of the pandemic last spring, Asian Americans have faced racist violence at a much higher rate than in previous years."

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“In the dissonance was confirmation of what many Asian Americans already knew: the violence that has long targeted their community is rarely seen for what it is.”

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"Ending anti-Asian racism in the U.S. means confronting centuries of discrimination, violence and oppression, and recognizing how it manifests in the present day."

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"The survey said these stereotypes “contribute to experiences of marginalization, invisibility and oppression” for Asian-American women."

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"But for Asian women, racism and misogyny are deeply intertwined."

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“This mass shooter was targeting Asian women and their businesses. This isn’t an isolated incident.''

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"American Psychological Association outlined the ways in which Asian-American women are exorcized and objectified in media and popular culture, depicted as “faceless, quiet and invisible, or as sexual objects.”

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"Asian Americans experience the largest income-inequality gap as an ethnic and racial group in the U.S."
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