After Trump Deemed China Foreign Enemy, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes In LA Surged: Expert
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One group has launched a hate-tracker to fight against the issue.
An alarming uptick in hate crimes against Asian-Americans has led one nonprofit to take action.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a civil and human rights nonprofit, recently launched StandAgainstHatred.org, a website to track Anti-Asian hate crimes.
The group felt compelled to do so after not only seeing a disturbing amount of anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant crimes, but also a huge jump in anti-Chinese hate as well. And the rise of this violence towards Asian-Americans is something the group wants to call attention to, stating that awareness is lacking.