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The Virus And Anti-Asian Violence

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Host Leoneda Inge discusses the recent shooting in the Atlanta area and the rise of anti-Asian violence and harassment during the pandemic.

Incidents of violence, discrimination, and harassment against Asian-Americans have risen since the beginning of the pandemic. A new report from the organization Stop AAPI Hate revealed nearly 3,800 instances since March of 2020. Fears for Asian-Americans’ safety were magnified this week after eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent, were killed in multiple shootings in the Atlanta area. Host Leoneda Inge talks with members of the Asian-American community from the Triangle in the wake of the tragedy and hears about the efforts of North Carolina Asian Americans Together to foster support.

Resources and information on bystander intervention for anti-Asian violence and discrimination are available here.

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Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.