STOP“ I ASIAN HATE
REMEMBER LAST YEAR [in] my opening their lunch to see fellow students’ Japanese class we had to do this thing disgusted looks. where, in Japanese, we write a ques“Even in a city considered to be ‘action for students to answer,” said Palo cepting,’ there are still many macro and miAlto High School senior Cody Hmelar. croaggressions towards Asians,” said junior “Two people had Hillary Cheung, written in Japanese: co-president of ‘Have you eaten Even in a city considered AASU. dog?’ Looking back to be ‘accepting’ there Since last on that experience March, anti-Asian now, I was not are still many macro and hate crimes have inaware of how cul- microaggressions tocreased by 1,900% turally rooted that in the United States, kind of sentiment wards Asians.” according to a study was, and that it was by Stop AAPI Hate. — HILLARY CHEUNG, co-president of AASU Disturbing offensive.” videos Hmelar is the of attacks flooded co-president of Paly’s Asian American Stu- social media feeds and timelines, igniting dent Union. national discussion on the issue. As early as elementary school, Palo “Especially in the Bay Area with all Alto Unified School District’s Asian Amer- those stories about the elders being atican students have withstood racism in all tacked, it’s really scary to consider [that] my forms, from microaggressions to blatant grandparents are across the country,” senior Text by MIA BALDONADO, hostility. Common experiences include Emma Wu said. “But they’re still in a very KATHERINE CHENG and MEENA name calling, watching classmates pull large urban area and so they’re at risk of beNARAYANASWAMI back their eyes to imitate “Asian eyes” and ing attacked. … I think it has just made it
COMMUNITY REACTS TO ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE
16 APRIL 2021
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