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BONUS: Screams And Silence

03.28.2021 - By NPRPlay

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Asian American organizers and influencers have been trying to sound the alarm over a dramatic spike in reports of anti-Asian racism over the last year, and have been frustrated by the lack of media and public attention paid to their worries. In this bonus episode brought to you by NPR's Code Switch, hosts Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji examine last week's deadly shooting spree in Georgia, which thrust the issue into the national spotlight.

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