In the wake of the murders in Atlanta on Tuesday of 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian American women, Representative Francesca Hong and Senator Melissa Agard introduced a joint resolution in the assembly and the senate condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi community. Notably, the resolution doesn’t mention the murders in Atlanta, but rather the disturbing rising trend of violence against Asians and Asian Americans in this country, much of it directed at women. Representative Francesca Hong joins us to talk about the resolution, what needs to change, and what we can do.

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