Think Out Loud

Anti-Asian violence has increased over the past year

By Samantha Matsumoto (OPB)
Feb. 19, 2021 5:22 p.m.

Broadcast: Friday, Feb. 19

Trashcans along SE 82nd Avenue are adorned with the Jade District logo, the name for the collection of highly diverse neighborhoods that make up the area.

Trashcans along SE 82nd Avenue are adorned with the Jade District logo, the name for the collection of highly diverse neighborhoods that make up the area.

Bryan M. Vance / OPB

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Violence and harassment against Asian Americans has increased significantly across the country over the past year. In Portland, several Asian-owned businesses were recently vandalized. That came after two other recent bias crimes that targeted Asian Americans. We talk with Allie Yee, development and communications director at APANO; Yaejoon Kwon, assistant professor of sociology and comparative race and ethnicity studies at Reed College; and Artthew Ng, a student at Portland State University.

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