Advocates say that racial discrimination against the AAPI community has been embedded throughout American history through stereotypes and mistreatment.
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During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, two nonprofits have launched a database to report and track incidents of hate and bias against the AAPI and Native Hawaiian communities in NYC.
The new database announced Tuesday, dubbed the AAPI Hate Tracker, collects information on incidents motivated by hate, bigotry, bias or discrimination against Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island (AANHPI) individuals or communities in the city. Anyone who feels they are a victim of this type of harassment or violence can submit an incident report to the tracker.
Those who were not directly involved but have witnessed these kinds of incidents in NYC can also file a report.
“The AAPI Hate Tracker is helping to more accurately assess the reality of AAPI hate in our community while also helping connect victims to support and resources for recovery,” a spokesperson for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), an organization that helped launch the tracker, said. “Ultimately, we hope the insights generated from the data will help to drive policy recommendations that will help address the root causes of hate, bias, and violence.
A collaborative project created and funded by TAAF and Committee of 100, both organizations that support Chinese and other Asian American individuals and communities, the tracker is also funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Cindy Tsai, interim president of Committee of 100, described why a database like this is needed for the Asian American community.
“Committee of 100’s 2023 State of Chinese American survey showed that 55% of Chinese Americans worry about their safety related…
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