signed the bipartisan COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, expediting Justice Department reviews of anti-Asian hate crimes and making available federal grants.
Those supporters should not feel discouraged because the data hasn’t shifted much, Stop AAPI Hate leaders said."When you encourage hate, it’s not like a genie in a bottle where you can pull it out and push it back in whenever you want," said Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and executive director of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council. "There’s too much perpetuating these belief systems to make them go away."FILE - Thousands of demonstrators listen to speakers during an anti-Asian American hate march and rally at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. RELATED:.