Two Asian American lawmakers are asking the Justice Dept. for updates to the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act signed 4 months ago.
over the course of roughly 15 months during the pandemic. Verbal harassment made up nearly two-thirds of the total incidents reported, while shunning made up almost 17 percent.
"In order to meaningfully address the root causes of this bias and hostility, we need a clear and full picture of the scope of the problem," the letter stated."Data on hate crimes alone is insufficient."
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