The latest report “reflects what is the new reality for AAPIs, that hate was not simply short-term or related only to COVID,” Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance, told Axios.
“We’re seeing across the board really an upsurge in white supremacy and the ways in which it’s wreaking havoc on our communities. This is not a temporary problem, but one that is seemingly long-term and is going to require more permanent solutions,” she added.