Asian American hate crimes not slowing down in 2021

Asian American hate crimes not slowing down in 2021

Attacks on the Asian-American community have not slowed down in 2021, despite heightened national awareness and policies against anti-Asian hatred, a new report released Thursday shows. From March 19, 2020 to June 31, 2021, there were more than 9,000 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents, reported Stop AAPI Hate. 4,548 of the attacks occurred in 2020 … Read more

Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

In 2015, independent Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan set out on what is now known as the Trans Canada Trail, a nearly 17,000-mile recreational trail that encompasses green trails, roads and waterways from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north to the Arctic Ocean leads. On August 1, Ms. Whelan, 56, accompanied by her parents, partner … Read more

Tech voices speak out against anti-Asian hate crimes in wake of Atlanta shootings

Tech voices speak out against anti-Asian hate crimes in wake of Atlanta shootings

(Image via stopaapihate.org) The killing of eight people, including six Asian women, near Atlanta on Tuesday sparked a wave of grief and indignation in the United States and calls for an end to hatred and violence against Asian Americans over the past year. Tech companies and community figures from the Seattle area collectively condemned Tuesday’s … Read more