Citation #2
Hong, Nicole, and Jonah E. Bromwich. āAsian-Americans Are Being Attacked. Why Are Hate Crime Charges So Rare?ā The New York Times, The New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/nyregion/asian-hate-crimes.html.
āAsian Americans are being attacked. Why are hate crime charges so rare? ā
Summary
Asian Americans are getting hate crimes for no reason. Asians protested as there were attempted stabbings and potential murder for COVID-19. Many were afraid that they could be the next victim Many small businesses owned by Asians were robbed for no reason. These people cannot do anything as if they called the police they might get questioned for their citizenship. Also, the communication barrier does not help as the older generation does not speak much English. Why should people be afraid of going outside for a small errand, being wary about being attacked anytime. They came into this country to escape that life and came here for a chance of freedom and protection but in the end, they are afraid, and it feels no different.
Reflection
I agree with this text because many people are afraid of doing any activity outside as there might be a chance of getting attacked. For many movements such as BLM, Stop Asian Hate, and the new movement of Palestine there is tension among other people. They are afraid of what they could do when things happen outside the country of America. The life of freedom may be just a folk tale nowadays. I do not understand the motive of the attack. When other viruses came out no other people were getting attacked or being mocked. The people attack anyone that fits in the Asian stereotype. I would search for other movements and see the positives and the negatives as there have been so many times there was chaos in the world.
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