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White supremacy is the root of all race-related violence in the US

  • Written by Jennifer Ho, Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageAs fears of anti-Asian violence grow, police seek to be more visible to deter attacks.AP Photo/Kathy Willens

Amid the disturbing rise in attacks on Asian Americans since March 2020 is a troubling category of these assaults: Black people are also attacking Asian Americans.

White people are the main perpetrators of anti-Asian racism. But in February...

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