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Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it's not a hate crime

  • Written by Pawan Dhingra, Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Amherst College
imageChildren attend a March 17 vigil at Clemente Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, for the victims of the shooting spree in Atlanta. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Over the past year, attacks on Asian Americans have increased more than 150% over the previous year, including the March 16 murders of eight people, including six Asian American...

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