Joe Biden takes action against ‘horrific violence and xenophobia’ towards Asian-Americans
- Initiatives include a new US task force to ‘ensure the federal government’s response to Covid-19 mitigates anti-Asian xenophobia and bias’
- ‘An outpouring of grief and outrage continues at the horrific violence and xenophobia perpetrated against Asian-American communities,’ says White House
“Across our nation, an outpouring of grief and outrage continues at the horrific violence and xenophobia perpetrated against Asian-American communities, especially Asian-American women and girls,” said a White House statement.
The actions include building a new US task force to “ensure the federal government’s response to Covid-19 mitigates anti-Asian xenophobia and bias” and a new Justice Department programme that will collect hate crime data against Asian-Americans, as well as training law enforcement officers to spot anti-Asian bias.
The administration also launched a new virtual library highlighting Asian-Americans’ contributions to the United States.
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Asian woman, 65, beaten and stomped on New York street
The White House announcement comes at the end of a month that has seen repeated, violent attacks against Asian-Americans, often in public spaces in broad daylight.
