Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Asian Texans establish goals to tackle uptick in hate crimes
Asian American leaders from major Texas cities gathered virtually on Tuesday to denounce the surge in hate crimes targeting their communities and announce steps to combat the violence. Hate incidents and crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander population have surged in the last year, with nearly 3,800 incidents reported across the country, according to Stop AAPI Hate. The community has five concrete goals to tackle the problem, said Channy Soeur, owner of an Austin engineering firm and past
Anna Bauman , Staff writer, Houston Chronicles
