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US has a long history of violence against Asian women

  • Written by Karen Leong, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies, and Asian Pacific American Studies, Arizona State University
imageEsther Song tears up as she attends a community rally to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence and racist attitudes, in Los Angeles in February 2021.AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

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