Land of the free, home of hate crimes
Hate crimes are on a precipitous rise in the United States, and Asian Americans are increasingly becoming the targets.
Soo Suh is the Senior Program Manager at the Asia Democracy Network, which seeks to promote and defend democracy in the region. Previously, she was a research fellow at the Korea Human Rights Foundation, mainly implementing and managing its Human Rights Monitor project.
Hate crimes are on a precipitous rise in the United States, and Asian Americans are increasingly becoming the targets.
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