By San José Spotlight, Photo: courtesy of Ro Khanna’s Office, San José Spotlight, May 5, 2023
America is afraid, and so are we.
In the United States, some of our most vulnerable minority groups are being targeted by politicians and public figures who crave power. This power struggle has created an environment where harmful narratives and hateful rhetoric are becoming more common.
As two Asian American lawmakers, we cannot stand by and watch who we are as people be attacked. The people we were elected to represent are seeing these attacks play out in real time. Some are robbed. Some are beaten in the streets. Others are shot and killed at work.
People are afraid, concerned and anxious about being Asian American in the U.S. It’s a fear that has been building over the last few years, with public officials stoking racial discrimination and causing a rise in anti-Asian violence and hateful rhetoric.
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