{"id":15630,"date":"2026-05-01T23:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/?p=15630"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:03:43","slug":"hate-crimes-continue-to-rise-despite-federal-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/?p=15630","title":{"rendered":"Hate Crimes Continue to Rise, Despite Federal Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hate Crimes Continue to Rise, Despite Federal Legislation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AACYF\/\u6d1b\u6749\u77f6\uff082026\u5e745\u67081\u65e5\uff09 &#8211; On May 20, 2021, during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, President Joe Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which aimed to make hate crime reporting more accessible at local and state levels amidst a spike in anti-Asian hatred.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But five years on, anti-Asian hate incidents remain high \u2013 nearly 3 times pre-pandemic levels. This week, at the start&nbsp; of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, American Community Media is partnering with Asian Americans Advancing Justice\u2014AAJC to discuss the continuing spikes in hate crimes and incidents, 5 years after Biden signed the Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers will also discuss President Donald Trump\u2019s recent tirade against Indian Americans and Chinese Americans, and the spikes in hate crimes and incidents targeting other minority communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2.jpg 991w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2-720x403.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2-520x291.jpg 520w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-2-600x335.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>John C. Yang<\/strong>, President and Executive Director,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancingjustice-aajc.org\/\">Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1.jpg 983w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1-720x407.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1-520x294.jpg 520w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1-320x181.jpg 320w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-1-600x339.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sameer Hossain<\/strong>, Managing Director,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpac.org\/\">Muslim Public Affairs Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3.jpg 975w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3-720x375.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3-520x271.jpg 520w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3-320x167.jpg 320w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-3-600x313.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stephanie Chan<\/strong>, Director of Data &amp; Research,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/\">Stop AAPI Hate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4.jpg 984w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4-720x406.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/aacyf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260501-ACOM-4-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mannirmal Kaur<\/strong>, Senior Federal Policy Manager,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sikhcoalition.org\/\">Sikh Coalition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hate Crimes Continue&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2,8,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-others","category-2","category-8","category--others"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15630"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15641,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630\/revisions\/15641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}