Asian Americans are a target of hate in the United States
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have been under attack. The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism reported that in the largest cities in the United States, anti-Asian hate crime rose 149% in 2020. Mike Kirsch reports.
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