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WE SPOKE WITH VICTIMS ABOUT HOW

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THEY ARE COPING AND THE LATEST

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TROUBLING DATA REFLECTED ACROSS

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THE COUNTRY.

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>> Reporter: AT THIS MARTIAL

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ARTS STUDIO IN QUEENS, NEW

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YORK, SOME STUDENTS ARE

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LEARNING MORE THAN JUST

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EXERCISE.

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>> I REALLY FELT THE CONFIDENCE

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TO BE LIKE OKAY, IT’S OKAY, I

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CAN GO OUT THERE.

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>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO

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KUNG FU AND TAI CHI, OWNER

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DAVID CHANG IS ALSO TEACHING

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SELF-DEFENSE AND WHAT HE CALLS

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BYSTANDER INTERVENTION.

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>> IT’S A PERSON WHO SEES

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SOMETHING AND COULD STOP THE

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ATTACK OR SOMETHING THAT’S

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ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

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>> Reporter: HE STARTED THOSE

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CLASSES BECAUSE HAVING TO STEP

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IN OR FIGHT BACK HAS BECOME A

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COMMON FEAR FOR MANY OF ASIAN

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AMERICANS IN NEW YORK CITY.

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ACCORDING TO AN ALARMING NEW

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STUDY, ACROSS THE CITY’S FIVE

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BOROUGHS, ONE IN FIVE ASIAN

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AMERICANS REPORTED EXPERIENCING

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PHYSICAL ATTACKS OR ASSAULTS IN

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2023 AND OVER HALF OF THOSE

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SURVEYED FROM THAT COMMUNITY,

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REPORTED ENCOUNTERING HATE

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TOWARDS THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR

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RACE.

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>> WE HAVE EXPERIENCES OF

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PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING PUNCHED,
PUSHED, KICKED, FROM BEHIND, IN

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PUSHED, KICKED, FROM BEHIND, IN

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BROAD DAYLIGHT.

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>> Reporter: FOR JOANNA LYNN,

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THE FEAR BECAME REALITY LAST

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AUGUST WHEN SHE SAYS SHE WAS

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ATTACKED ON A SUBWAY BY A 16

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YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO SAW LYNN

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RECORDING HER AS SHE APPEARED

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TO ASSAULT AN ASIAN AMERICAN

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WOMAN AND VERBALLY HARASSED HER

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FAMILY.

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>> IT HAPPENED SO FAST.

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I COVERED MY HEAD.

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TO PROTECT MY VITALS AND I WAS

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SO SURPRISED.

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>> Reporter: THE NYPD ANNOUNCED

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THE UNIDENTIFIED TEEN WAS

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ARRESTED AND CONVICTED WITH TWO

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COUNTS OF ASSAULT.

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THE CASE HAS BEEN MOVED TO

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FAMILY COURT AND THEY DECLINED
TO GIVE US FURTHER DETAILS.

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TO GIVE US FURTHER DETAILS.

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>> I REALLY THOUGHT, WE ARE SO

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HELPLESS AND I DIDN’T WANT THE
FAMILY --

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FAMILY --

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>> Reporter: ON A NATIONAL

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LEVEL, ONE THIRD OF ASIAN

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ADULTS SAY THEY PERSONALLY KNOW

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ANOTHER ASIAN PERSON IN THE

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U.S. WHO HAS BEEN THREATENED OR

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ATTACKED BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE

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OR ETHNICITY SINCE 2020.

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>> THERE HAS LONG BEEN A

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HISTORY OF AGGRESSION AGAINST

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ASIAN AMERICANS.

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BUT IT ROSE TO NEW LEVELS AND

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NEW HEIGHTS DURING THE

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PANDEMIC.

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>> WE WANT TO TURN NOW TO

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DISTURBING RISE IN ATTACKS ON

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ASIAN AMERICANS.

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>> PUTTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS

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THE COUNTRY ON EDGE, WE ARE NOT

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ONLY WORRIED ABOUT OUR HEALTH

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BUT OUR SAFETY AS WELL.

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10,000 ANTI-ASIAN HATE

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INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED IN

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2021.

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THE SAME YEAR 65-YEAR-OLD WILMA

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KERRY WAS VICIOUSLY ATTACKED ON

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HER WAY TO CHURCH IN THE HEART
OF NEW YORK CITY.

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OF NEW YORK CITY.

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>> HE SAID THE WORDS, F YOU

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ASIAN, YOU DON’T BELONG HERE

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AND HE KICKED ME AND I FELL ON

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THE GROUND.

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I WANTED TO SCREAM, BUT I COULD
NOT AND I JUST LOOKED AT HIM

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NOT AND I JUST LOOKED AT HIM

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AND WAS THINKING, PLEASE STOP.

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>> Reporter: THE MAN WHO

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ATTACKED KERRY, BRANDON

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ELLIOTT, WAS SENTENCED TO 16

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YEARS IN STATE PRISON THIS

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FEBRUARY, PLEADING GUILTY TO

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ONE COUNT OF ASSAULT IN THE

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FIRST DEGREE AS A HATE CRIME.

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HOW HAVE YOUR BEHAVIORS

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CHANGED?

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>> IT PUT FEAR IN MY HEART AND

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THAT FEAR WILL LINGER.

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I HAVE FEAR OF GOING OUT BY

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MYSELF.

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I HAVE FEAR OF BEING AROUND

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PEOPLE.

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>> Reporter: HOW LONG DID IT

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TAKE YOU TO REALIZE THAT THIS

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WAS A HATE CRIME.
>> I WASN’T REALLY THINKING OF

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>> I WASN’T REALLY THINKING OF

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ALL THOSE THINGS.

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HOW AM I GOING TO WALK?

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HOW AM I GOING TO BATHE?

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HOW AM I GOING TO EAT?

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JUST THE DAILY LIFE.

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>> MOM WAS IN THE MENTALITY OF,

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SHE REALLY DIDN’T WANT ANYBODY

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TO KNOW.

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SHE FELT LIKE SHE WANTED TO

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DEAL WITH HER PAIN AND

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UNDERSTAND THE INCIDENT AND

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REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE A

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BIG COMMOTION ABOUT IT.

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>> WE ENCOUNTER ALL KINDS OF

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ATTACKS.

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VERBAL, PHYSICAL, EVERYTHING.

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WE DON’T TELL PEOPLE BECAUSE OF

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THAT SHAME.

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WE DON’T WANT TO CALL ATTENTION

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TO OURSELVES.

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>> Reporter: IT’S AN ISSUE THE

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COMMANDING OFFICER IF -- OF

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NYPD’S HATE CRIME TASK FORCE

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SAYS HE WANTS TO FIX.

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>> IT’S NOT SURPRISING THAT

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THERE IS STILL NOT REPORTING

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GOING ON AND IT’S NOT

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SURPRISING THAT PEOPLE FEEL

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THIS WAY.

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>> IS THERE STILL MORE WORK TO

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BE DONE?’S

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>> THERE’S ALWAYS WORK TO DO.

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THERE IS ALWAYS WORK TO DO.

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CONTINUING WORK ON OUR

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OUTREACH, THE GRASSROOTS

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APPROACH.

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>> Reporter: SHE IS HOPING THAT

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BY SHARING HER STORY, OTHERS

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WILL DO THE SAME.
>> I WAS GIVEN A VOICE TO SPEAK

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>> I WAS GIVEN A VOICE TO SPEAK

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ABOUT IT AND I WANT TO USE THAT

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VOICE.

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THERE IS HOPE.

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>> ELLISON BARBER JOINS US NOW

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IN STUDIO.

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SHE HAS SO MUCH COURAGE TO SIT

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DOWN WITH YOU AND TELL THE

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STORY AND SPEAK OUT AND I

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UNDERSTAND HER AND HER DAUGHTER

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ARE DOING SOMETHING ELSE TO

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HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY?

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>> Reporter: THEY STARTED THIS

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NONPROFIT.

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IT’S FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A

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SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE

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EXPERIENCED ANTI-ASIAN HATE TO

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SHARE THEIR STORIES ANONYMOUSLY

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OR PUBLICLY TO CONNECT WITH

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OTHER PEOPLE TO RAISE AWARENESS

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ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND

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ALSO TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE

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THEY TRY TO ALLEVIATE SHAME

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FROM THE DISCUSSION.

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ONE THING SHE TOLD ME WAS,

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GROWING UP IN THE PHILIPPINES,

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THERE IS A WORD THEY HAVE FOR

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SHAME AND IT’S VIGOR THAN SHAME
BECAUSE THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS

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BECAUSE THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS

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YOU ARE SO EMBARRASSED, YOUR

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FAMILY OR YOUR COMMUNITY.

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AND SHE SAID PART OF THE

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CULTURE AROUND THAT WORD IS

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PEOPLE DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE

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COMING FORWARD AND SAYING HEY,

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I WAS A VICTIM BECAUSE THEY

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DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE AND THEY

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THINK IT WOULD EMBARRASS THEIR

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FAMILY.

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SHE WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE

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WHERE IT’S NOT SHAMEFUL TO TALK
ABOUT.

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ABOUT.

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YOU SHOULD FEEL SAFE TO TALK

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ABOUT IT SO THEY ARE TRYING TO

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CREATE THAT SPACE.

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>> SHE TALKED ABOUT SHAME IN

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YOUR STORY AND YOU WONDER HOW

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MANY ASIAN AMERICANS AREN’T

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REPORTING THESE CRIMES BECAUSE

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OF SHAME.

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>> Reporter: ONE THING THAT WAS

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INTERESTING IN THE REPORT THAT
WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ASIAN

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WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ASIAN

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AMERICAN FOUNDATION, BOTH

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RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WANTED

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BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH

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POLICE AND ALSO MENTAL HEALTH

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ACCESS AND OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO

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THEM.

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ON THEIR WEBSITE THEY DO HAVE

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THINGS PEOPLE CAN GO TO AND

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FIND.

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THERE’S A LOCAL ADVOCACY GROUP

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TO -- WORKING TO COMBAT HATE.

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WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THE
ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION HAS

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ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION HAS

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ALSO LAUNCHED AN ANTI-ASIAN

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HATE CAMPAIGN WITH SAFE ZONES
AND SAFETY TRAINING AND TALKING

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AND SAFETY TRAINING AND TALKING

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NEW YORK SPECIFICALLY, THERE IS

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A WEBSITE TO REPORT HARASSMENT

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OR A CRIME THAT IS AVAILABLE IN

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MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND

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NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY GROUPS

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LIKE MAIN STREET PATROL.

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YOU HEARD FROM ONE OF THEIR