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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION TO STOP THE VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
WHEREAS, Since January 2020, there have been a significant number of reports of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities being threatened and harassed in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Organization Stop AAPI Hate reported 3,795 incidents from March 19, 2020 to February 28, 2021. The number of hate incidents reported to the center represent only a fraction of the number of hate incidents that actually occur, but it does show how vulnerable Asian Americans are to discrimination, and the types of discrimination they face; and
WHEREAS, there are various types of discrimination such as but not limited to, Verbal harassment (68.1%) and shunning (20.5%) (i.e., the deliberate avoidance of Asian Americans) make up the two largest proportions of the total incidents reported. Physical assault (11.1%) comprises the third largest category of the total incidents. Civil rights violations - e.g., workplace discrimination, refusal of service, and being barred from transportation - account for 8.5% of the total incidents. Online harassment makes up 6.8% of the total incidents; and
WHEREAS according to national trends, women report hate incidents 2.3 times more than men. Youths (0 to 17 years old) report 12.6% of incidents and seniors (60 years old and older) report 6.2% of the total incidents. Chinese are the largest ethnic group (42.2%) that report experiencing hate, followed by Koreans (14.8%), Vietnamese (8.5%), and Filipinos (7.9%) Incident reports come from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Businesses are the primary site of discrimination (35.4%), followed by public streets (25.3%), and public parks (9.8%). Online incidents account for 10.8% of the total incidents; and
WHEREAS, if these statistics did not grab the attention of this nation, the shootings that took place on March 16, 2021 did. 8 innocent Asian Americans were murdered in ...
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