How The Rise In Anti-Asian Attacks Is Deeply Rooted In U.S. History

“Many lawmakers are saying this is un-American,” said professor Erika Lee. “This is damaging framing because our history shows otherwise.”

How The Rise In Anti-Asian Attacks Is Deeply Rooted In U.S. History

“Many lawmakers are saying this is un-American,” said professor Erika Lee. “This is damaging framing because our history shows otherwise.”

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While anti-Asian attacks and violence have increased at an alarming rate in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts and advocates say these attacks aren’t new.

Reset talks to a historian and two activists about the long history of systemic racism and discrimination against Asian communities in the U.S. and ways to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities moving forward.