american and pacific islanders. i will now turn it over to my colleague howard that will go over the announcements this week. >> thank you to all the mayors with their leadership. earlier this week the president released official action to respond to the increase of anti- asian violence including reinstating and reinvigorating the white house initiative on asian american pacific islanders with an initial focus on anti- asian bias and violence according across federal agencies to combat anti- asian violence especially anti- asian violence at the intersection of gender-based violence and over the coming weeks the menstruation will meet with asian americans and pacific islander leaders and the organizations for structure and community engagement. the president will appoint a permanent director to lead the initiative in the coronation of policies across the federal government and the hawaiian and pacific island or. survivors of domestic violence and domestic assault was also announced allocating 49.5 million in american

but first, we head to the south bay for a live report from the latest stop asian american pacific islander hate rally. >> taking place there today. >> in the south bay tonight. folks have been coming together holding rallies to show their support 4 members of the asian american pacific islander community kron four's. gayle ong iselive for us now in san jose, where this latest event was held earlier today. and gail, what was their message this evening. >> justine and john donne. several groups in solidarity in the move against racism from a prayer rally to gathering here at the park. >> here. proud to be >> a show of support filled plaza de cesar chavez park sunday joining in the mission to stop discrimination and violence against the asian community need to stand together work together. we are unstoppable force tepee allow of cupertino. every attack is personal. mike president a relative in on paul to see. and back in jail on. so this was early last year. he wasn't also picking up some hall putting her baby in her car. >> and then someone threw glass bottle was like go home in santa clara

but first, a look at the latest rally to show support for members of the asian american pacific islander community and the changes that california lawmakers are now vowing to push aggressively. plus, you can stay up to date on the latest local news weather sports and every other major headlines to do so by downloading the kron 4 news app. you can take a picture with your camera of that qr code right now. it will take you right to the phone's app store. welcome back, everyone. united in action with asians. that was the theme of a rally and march in millbrae today. >> that brought hundreds of folks out kron four's phillipe djegal learned that at the event lawmakers vowing to pass bills that aggressively target hate. >> the streets of millbrae flooded with the community demoralized by the continued rise and by against asian american pacific islander see frustrated activists demanding action at the local and state level to affect change and de escalate unprovoked attacks need. >> strong legislative changes. we need a social changes. we difference between right and wrong. eleni kounalakis amo

younger asian american pacific islanders, i have noted, feel they are entitled to the constitutional rights afforded to all americans. there has been a theme of first-generation immigrants feeling like they need to assimilate and they can't speak up because they just want to survive in a new country, in a new world. that generational split has helped not only -- held not only because of people speaking up but social media, democratizing access to resources and the idea that we are not alone. sara: i guess there has been a lot of conversation about hate crimes and how we define that. i wanted to turn to that, because you have a lot of experience with legislation and passing laws to help victims of sexual assault. i'm interested in your thoughts about how we define a hate crime. do you feel it is adequate to address the incidents we have seen the last year and beyond? >> there is a legal definition for what hate crimes constitute, but to be clear here, what is morally acceptable and what the law upholds are two different issues. democracy is an experiment and be consistently reiterate

american pacific islander communities have been targeted. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news, angel island represents a dark chapter in u. s history. these were immigrants from china were detained and mistreated. now the blue and gold flee the soul ferry service from san francisco to the island for more than 20 years, is applying to the c p u. c to end the route, describing it as a tough business decision, but opponents, including a former detainee, tell ktvu is amberleigh that access to history confronting racial discrimination is especially important in this climate of anti asian hate. it's so important for people to come here to angel island to walk in the footsteps of former detainees and to experience the sense of history and emotion concerned that discontinuing blue and gold fleet ferry service from san francisco was severely impact public access. the national historic landmark was home to an immigration center from 1910 to 1940, during which 175,000 chinese immigrants were detained and subjected to mistreatment. this place was built

american pacific islander communities have been targeted. reporting live. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news. ah brother and sister from the east bay air working to try to prevent hate crimes against asian americans by spreading their message of respect, love and acceptance. ktvu is brooks jarocz first talk to them as the pandemic was just beginning now, more than a year later, he sat down with them again as they try to stop asian hate by using social media, art and music, was always told, i get to be both. this sunday. i woke up and it was cold. i can't shoulder the inspiration began with self reflection. siblings abyan, nanny lin or fourth generation chinese americans, then you. before. no more. feel so no this'll song chasing reversal is just their latest form of expression following acts of violence toward asian americans across the country. our mothers are being attacked. our grand parents are being attacked. every day we leave the house and we fear we feel fear. we're scared toe go to the grocery store to buy water to buy food to over

american and pacific islander. we will now go over the events of this week. >> thank you to all the mayors. early this week, actually on tuesday, the president released a worksheet. it will include reinstating and reinvigorating the white house initiative on asian americans and pacific islanders, with specific focus on anti-asian violence, combating violence, especially anti-asian violence and the intersection of --. the president will meet with asian american leaders and organizations to hear their initiatives and community engagement. the president will appoint a director to lead the initiative in the coordination of policies impacting asian americans and pacific islanders. the department of health and human services allocated money to a program, for community based services and programs for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who face barriers such as language barriers. the president also created a department of justice initiative to address anti-asian violence. this included reinstating the depart

pacific islanders. on c-span3, health and human services -- and transportation secretary pete buttigieg appear at separate hearings to testify on the president of to 2022 budget request. i coverage begins at 10:00 eastern. -- live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern.

american studies at san francisco state university, started the stop asian american pacific islanders hate crimes online tracking system in march 2020, at the start of the covid crisis. >> the chinese virus... >> that's exactly when the same week president trump began to use the term insistently on chinese virus. so, when we were flooded, we knew that that rhetoric was exacerbating. people ask, "is there a surge?" well, in 2019, nobody was spitting and coughing on other people. >> reporter: anti-asian political rhetoric and the backlash it can promote isn't unique to recent political figures, according to u.c. berkeley sociology professor andy barlow. >> probably the classic example of it was the success of ronald reagan in weaponizing anti-japanese sentiments in the early 1980's to explain the collapse of the manufacturing sector of the united states, which he argued was caused by japanese unfair competition. in detroit, a young man named vincent chin was accosted outside a bar and killed by out of work white auto workers because they thought he was japanese. >> reporter: he believes

and with it, so is asian american pacific islander heritage month and awareness. the awareness part is important. as an asian american small business owner here, in georgia, and america, this pandemic has hit arkham unity hard. -- hit our community card. we opened up in january of 2020 right before the pandemic. it's been tough on us. but we've made it through, but we didn't do it alone with our own hard work. we made it through because of our neighbors. our neighbors in our community. it is pulling together to get us through the hard times is what makes our country great. [cars honking] this past year wasn't just economic challenges. we saw harassment and violence rear its ugly head. that is why in this past election, the stakes were high. not just for small business owners like mine struggling to stay afloat, but high for asian american community, as we faced rising hate. the stakes were also high for georgians of every background, black, white, latin, lgbtq, jewish, and muslim. the stakes were high for all of us, not just across georgia, but for america. for ev

the naacp is calling on the asian american pacific islander community to support allison collins. she was stripped of her role as board of vice president after offensive tweets she posted were discovered. j.r. stone without the rally. he is live at the school district office with more on this. >> that rally is still going on as i speak. you can see the dozens of people off to mymy here who are listening to dr. amos brown of the naacp who is speaking. their thoughts echo what we have seen in the lawsuit and that is being filed.being filed. allison collins is at the rally this evening. you can see her in this video. she has yet to speak tonight. she was vice president of the school board but the board voted to strip her of that position along with any committee she could be in due to tweets of hers that had been called racist and ones that were directed at asian americans back in 2016. in 201 they say this have gotten political and collins is the only african-american woman on the board. >> i am deeply disappointed in our elected officials who turn their backs on the only black woma

he saw parents, students, members of the asian american pacific islander community and also members of the naacp. however, the biggest shock today was probably that announcement filed earlier this morning. called is asking for 27 million dollars in damages. >> supporters of allison collins rallied around her on wednesday at the san francisco unified school district headquarters speaking out after she was removed from her position as school board. vice president last week. it all stems from tweets collins made in 2016 using racial slurs when writing about an anti-black experience. her daughter's faced in the school district that year. this misrepresentation. >> and the only black woman on the board of sweet. she may in 2016 after trump was elected when racism was on the rise in hate and white supremacy being fueled by trump 20 all and calling out snowden. the fact that she's morning meaning now. that doesn't make her raises some of those tweets from 2016 start out by saying, quote. >> and looking to combat anti-black racism in the asian-american my daughter's mostly asian-american schoo

pacific islander communities. they plan to launch a new fund, and san francisco leaders are debating new protections for seniors and all of this coming reports of launching a new plan with police to launch new efforts to stop criming that are up between 2018 and 2020 with crimes on the muni operators that went from assaults of 32 to 58 which is a 32% increase. >>> happening today, there is a zoom gathering that is to show a group that is falling short because of the fire survivors and those who are seeking to send a message one week before the cupc issues the score card on the utility measures. and increasing power shutoffs in a lower fire risk and perhaps09 >>> this morning, today on the bay, a shocking number of unaccompanied young people are crossing the border. >>> and now, getting your packages on time. you are watching "today in the bay." ♪♪ reynolds wrap makes this whole cooking and cleanup thing so easy. it speeds up this... so i can get to them. easy prep, cook and clean with reynolds wrap. oh! don't

for voting 94 to one to pass covid-19 hate crimes act to protect asian-american pacific islander. >> the size of. it's an television, the viciousness and the hate crimes. we've seen over the past year last year for too long. i urge the house to do the same. and send the legislation to my desk, which general anxiously side. also congress get to my desk. equality act to protect lgbtq america. >> transgender americans watching at home, especially young people. it's so great. we want to know your president has your back. >> another thing that's authorized the violence against women act, which is the law for 27 years. >> 27 years ago i wrote. >> it will close the actor has to be authorized now. will close the boyfriend loophole. to keep guns out of the hands of abusers. the court order said this is an abuse or you can own a gun. is to close that loophole. exist. you know, it's estimated. 50 women. our shot and killed. by an intimate partner. every month in america. 50 a month. us passes. and save some lives. and the not tell anyone this but gun violence is becoming epidemic in america. th

police are reaching out to small businesses in the asian american and pacific islander communities. the police chief there said that the business is air happy the department is focusing on safety. the effort comes as hate crimes against asian americans and pacific islanders have spiked nationally and here in the bay area. in response, the chief said, he's putting maura officers in a p i communities and beefing up patrols in those areas. like any community. we have challenges throughout their the city on we're gonna dress those weatherby crime related quality of life issues. more importantly right now we're sensitive to the issue. they're coming across with hate crimes, so that's something that we want to focus on and to remind our community that we're here for them to help him out any way we can. the diocese of san jose also issued a statement of support earlier this week. new tonight a final in her service for a family favorite in milpitas, baja cactus mexican restaurant is closing its doors after more than 35 years in business, ktvu is as a smith talked with some customers who lin

. >> all right, carla there continues to be much violence against asian americans, pacific islanders, how are politicians responding this week? >> this has become, i mean, top of mind when you see instances from new york, oakland, several stances of elders there, in chinatown. look, the attorney general, attorney general to be, who is filipino-american himself, i mean he has made it clear that this will be a priority for him here in california. and governor newsom has also been very, very aggressive on this one. this is i think an issue that is going to be a measure for a lot of voters out there. the api voters are very important, for democrats and for neom and me recall and for everywhere else. the fact is, more awareness, and nowa lot more concerned, a lot more action from the part of public officials on a api violence. >> let's come back to a topic that we hit at the beginning, with the light at the end of the tunnel with covid-19 . >>> there is a story that you have been working on with covid and healthcare, can you tell us about that? >> a recent ppi c poll, was how californians,

american pacific islander see frustrated activists demanding action at the local and state level to affect change and de escalate unprovoked attacks. you need a strong legislative changes. we need a social changes. we need people to realize the difference between right and wrong lieutenant eleni kounalakis among the elected leaders to address crowd outside millbrae city hall in stating that immigrants should be celebrating it. didn't even eyes up in sacramento. we know. >> that this is a challenge and we are not going to stand for lawmakers legislature is working on a package of for us to do what we're doing at the state level. if you keep doing what you are doing at the local level speak but we had for many reasons for joining the rally are deeply personal. a chance stop the silence. >> that we that i feel like i grew up and grain, you know, having green. and i do believe that individuals can make a difference. and it's really up to us community united in action for asians in millbrae leaked it all wrong >> coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news oakland police department is cra

american anti pacific islander america but i. still to come a poll is found most americans are anxious about losing their jobs of a something they say online because of the talents and culture that deep on that story after the break. back in a bomb in the u.k. is warm the prime minister troubles brewing a less muslims to show more respect insinuating the country could go down the same path as friends after a teacher in northern england outraged parts of the community by showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad to his class all we ask for is a bit of respect if one teacher can do it another teach can do it 5 years down the line and we do not want this to be the case otherwise we are not responsible for the actions of some individuals the teacher and his family are now in hiding after they received death threats the teacher did apologize but has been suspended some local muslims are demanding the school for him but a petition calling on the school to reinstate him is on and 165000 signatures the u.k. department of education defende

americans and pacific islanders. every single one of us ought to be and are horrified to see our fellow americans attacked because of their race or ethnicity. we're united in our opposition to this hateful violence. we're united in seeing it investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. i introduced a resolution to this effect and i will welcome all my senate colleagues to join me. i'm very happy to see that attorney general garland has turned his attention to this problem. on march 30, he directed the department of justice to engage in a 30-day review in response to hate crimes. i hope the senate will benefit from the results of that review. however, our responses to the problems of hate crimes must be guided by the facts and a pursuit of sound policy. i'm not sure we've done the leg work to arrive at a legislative solution that will make a difference to preventing, deterring and punishing these crimes. along with my colleague, senator cotton, the ranking member of the subcommittee of criminal justic

american pacific islander community crouch and tells us he was right across from chinatown on thursday when a man came up behind them and hit him in the head. chan says the attacker then walked away. he was able to take pictures of the man and police were able to track him down and arrest him. chan says although he scraped his hands and knees falling to the ground. he's now at home recovering chan has been one of the most vocal and visible outspoken advocates for the a p i community following the recent surge in attacks. he was actually on his way to visit another victim when he was attacked. and the south bay a $3,000 reward is being offered in the search for whoever shot of eta bus driver with an arrow. the santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating it as a possible hate crime happened tuesday near alum, rock transit center. 2 drivers were taking a walk. when errol hit one of them in the back. the sheriff's deputy wouldn't say why it's considered a hate crime but did say it was a targeted attack. the drivers union. president tells us both workers or seek. >> the other opera

unfortunately, is nothing new such acts against asian americans and pacific islanders have been increasing arctic is becoming all too common in our country today. one way that we can set that out is to speak up. tuesday, president biden announced additional actions to respondent to anti- asian violence. in other actions that it takes tenant similar efforts in the memorandum of the presence six-day in office pretty leader this area where all grateful for it. he responded swiftly and strongly. has a place in our country for hatred racism of any kind for you betrays the idea of the foundation are very country who is mayors have to condemn must condemn i will continue can to condemn any type of hatred racist violence in the strongest possible terms. when i became mayor of louisville over ten years ago, we established compassion is 104 founding values here in our city. we mean respect for everyone of .if we extended the compassion s a priority to promote equity in time good. and any instance that we could. this webinar has been organized as part of the conferences were considered for equitable

american and pacific islander communities. kron four's flipped all learned from lawmakers at the event of plans to pass bills. that aggressively address hate. with hate crimes against asian americans. pacific islanders, growing worse as we deeper into 2021 demonstrators, many of them making the trip from the east bay. stand united in action with outside milled race haul off and denouncing hate like great. if you have an elected leaders saying attacks owners in particular are that's not a except that we push against it make sure everyone understands that that is not still for many, the reality is that they can walk the streets of their hometowns themselves. i feel is really on the safe. this of i'm joined together today via a >> asian community. the line here, a special >> i think law of 1000 people live here today showing our community should love, not hate. state lawmakers say is being addressed in the legislature we are all stronger when we stand together, group marched through the streets vowing to continue to make their vo

other violence that have been targeting asian americans and pacific islanders. many elderly. >> captain gaetano caltagirone says they're trying to get people to feel more comfortable coming to them for help. what we're trying to do is get ahead of the game that people know that maybe some stuff that happened but never got what it. >> and that's not this is a way for people to reach out to us and let us know that if there is an issue, if they had let us know. so we try resolve it. >> one richmond district president was happy to see the police on the beat making their presence felt my mom 75 i pretty much tower don't walk around by herself and in and ways with the kids. you know, it was me or my brother or my sister and trying to be a little bit aware of it. what's going on? the tip line will soon be adding 7 more languages for other monolingual residents, including. >> japanese to garlic korean but also spanish and russian maureen kelly kron 4 news. still to come, if you're planning to hit the roads. >> experts are warning it may run into a a gas shortage. plus,

american anti pacific islander america violence. the polls found most americans are anxious about losing their jobs i was something they've said online because of council culture will look into the issue off the plate. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being that. direct. what is true what is faith. in a world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or in making the shallowness. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. spanning dramatic development only i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful. he came to kill time to sit down and talk. the weekly and him on the u.k.'s war the prime minister the trouble is brewing if war respect isn't shown to muslims incinerating the country could go the way of france that's after a teacher in northern england left parts of the community outraged by showing cartoons

american anti pacific islander america violence. still to come the poll finds most americans i think about losing their jobs i was something they've said online because of council culture to look into that it's all for the short break. back to the week and a mom in the u.k. has warned the prime minister that trouble is brewing if more respect isn't shown to muslims insinuate in the country could go the way of france that's after a teacher in northern england left parts of the community outraged by showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to class all we ask for is a bit of respect if one teacher can do it another teach can do it 5 years down the line and we do not want this to be the case otherwise we are not responsible for the actions of some individuals or the teacher and his family are now in hiding after receiving death threats he's apologized but has been suspended though some local muslims are demanding the school fire him a petition however call on the school to reinstate him as their god over 65000 signatures while you coul

pacific island to communities in asian american communities throughout the united states there have been community patrols that have been formed and they've been giving elderly asian americans a whistles so that if they are targeted by a racist attacker they can blow the whistle and and maybe you know get the attention of people that are around them and that's one measure that has been taken there's been a number of statements by celebrities that have been made about the need to stand against anti asian racism we've heard from the white house but at this point people are wondering will this be able to have an impact will this wave of anti asian violence be able to be stopped because right now on the streets so we continue to see footage of what is taking place it's very brutal very disturbing and it doesn't appear to be stopping. just mentioned volunteers are giving out whistles to elderly asian people throughout the u.s. in san francisco though the project has been dealt a blow after some 700 whistles meant for distribution were stolen. well made violence in america streets some ar

let's talk about the senate today taking up hate crimes aimed at asian americans and pacific islanders. what would it do? guest: it could change because i think there may be amendments. he would dedicate

american pacific islander community led to their new reward fund. we will be launching this new initiative called crimes against asians reward fund, and its sole purpose is to put resource is and funding to arrest people who are committing these crimes and who are attacking members of the community. san francisco's police officers association and oakland chinatown chamber of calm worse, coming together to announce the fund will be used to offer cash rewards to help catch those suspects who target members of the a p. i community what we are trying to hope to accomplish. he used to be terrible crimes happening in our asian community across the bay in san francisco supervisor gordon mark called for a hearing and the determining how crimes targeting the ap i community are evolving and how the city is addressing them. today we will take stock on what our city agencies you're doing to prevent violence and crime, support asian american victims and harm communities in how agencies are working with the community. chinese community groups in san francisco say

american anti pacific islander america violence. still have the program a poll has found that most americans are now anxious about losing their jobs over something that they have said online because of the onset of cancel culture and will dig deeper into that after a short break this is our 2 international. any mom in the u.k. has warned the prime minister that trouble is brewing allies muslims are shown more respect he also insinuated the country risks quote becoming like france a statement that many view as a threat it's after a teacher in northern england outraged parts of the muslim community by showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to his class all we ask for is a bit of respect if one teacher can do it another teach can do it 5 years down the line and we do not want this to be the case otherwise we are not responsible for the actions of some individuals. the teacher and his family are now in hiding after receiving death threats the 29 year old has since apologized but has been suspended from his job some local muslims are d

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i took off my journalist hat for a moment and put on my hat as an asian-american pacific islander and those ideas are the demarkations, they are the manifestations avenue group that is not a perennial foreigner and that is the wrapper that asian-americans are put around. the 200 years from the railroads on ward to vincen chen in 1982, there isn't another tent pole. so the idea behind that think piece is that let's look at those sort of demarkations that says this group has contributed a lot to the united states to offset the idea they could be a punching bag during tough times and they will not respond. that is the cultural dynamic in the united states of the group if you happen to look like me and you and others. and that is a problem. so that is the idea behind it. but guess what, as you know this week, the white house did announce a reinvigorated commission, a presidential commission for api's. you dax, first of all, a number of my staff have signed up for the bystander training but tell us what this is. we thought life is bystander training? >> good morning. thank you for having m

american anti pacific islander american violence. there's a count of how this found most americans are anxious about losing their jobs of a something they've said online because of the council post story after the break. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race in. spearing dramatic developments only mostly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. the world is driven by shaped by our own person. who dares thinks. we dare to ask. welcome back to mom in the u.k. has will the prime minister trouble is brewing unless muslims are showed more respect insinuating the country could go down the same path as fronts this is after a teacher in northern england outraged parts of the community a bunch showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad to his class. all we ask for is a bit of respect if one teacher can do it another teach can do it 5 years down the line and we do not want this to be the case otherwise we are not respons

. >> well, can local asian american pacific islander groups say this is a step in the right direction and the bipartisan support from the senate shows a strong message, but they are just a little disappointed that it took this long to get to this point and for this action to be taken. in a 94 to one vote. the u.s. senate passes a bill aimed at making it easier to track anti-asian hate crimes. the measure comes as attacks have soared across the country. several happening here in the bay area. it's been a horrific air for asian the you know, we've seen the last shooting some of the police shootings the killings russell jiang is a professor at san francisco state and the co-founder of stop a p. i hate over the last year. the organization has tracked more than 3800 anti-asian hate crimes nationwide. john believes this bill is needed. but falls short of addressing some of the bigger issues while we celebrate the passage senate of this >> we need much more. government intervention would be much part government accountability because this is a national issue of racism or violence. this bill

we saw parents, students, members of the asian american pacific islander community and also folks from the naacp. however, the most shocking thing we learned today was that lawsuit that was filed earlier today. we learned that alison collins is asking for 27 million dollars in damages. >> supporters of allison collins rallied around her on wednesday at the san francisco unified school district headquarters speaking out after she was removed from her position and school board. vice president last week. it all stems from tweets collins made in 2016 using racial slurs when writing about an anti-black experience. her daughter's faced in the school district that year. this misrepresentation. >> and the only black woman on the board of sweet. she may in 2016 after trump was elected when racism was on the rise in hate and white supremacy being fueled by trump 20 all and think calling out the fact that she's morning meaning now. that doesn't make her raises some of those tweets from 2016 start out by saying, quote. >> and looking to combat anti-black racism in the asian-american my daughter's

american anti pacific islander america violence. and the mom in the u.k. has warned of the prime minister that trouble is brewing unless muslims are shown more respect is also in simulated country risks quote becoming like france a statement that many of us as a threat is after a teacher in northern england outraged parts of the muslim community by showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to his class all we ask for is a bit of respect if one teacher can do it another teach can do it 5 years down the line and we do not want this to be the case otherwise we are not responsible for the actions of some individuals the teacher and his family are now in hiding after receiving death threats the 29 year old has since apologized but has been suspended from his job some local muslims are demanding the school fire him outright however a petition calling for him to be reinstated has gained more than $70000.00 signatures the u.k. department of education has defended the teacher it is never acceptable to threaten the wing to mandate teaches we e

asian americans and pacific islanders have a long history in our one and their contributions c.b.p. significant, both in cultural vibrancy to our economy and to our way of life. but, unfortunately, that has also been marked by periods of history of hate and damaging stereotypes and design phobia and we saw this again with covid-19. that is why we needed to act today to pass hate crimes legislation to protect asian americans in the united states of america and to make sure that they have tools to protect them. our a.p.i. communities are facing the same challenges we face in the pandemic and, trust me, we lost some incredible asian americans who ran markets, who ran restaurants, who were small business leaders and continued to work during this crisis and ultimately paid the price with their life. but they've also, in i guess to facing the pandemic, have had to face a rage of hate and racism against them during this time period. according to stop ap.i. hate, nearly 3,000 incidents against a.p.i. individuals were recorded nationwide over the year since the pandemic. and sadly, women mad

three of those nine in 2020 had asian american or pacific islander victims. one of the three, again, there, was based on sexual orientation or gender identity, so we are seeing an uptick in hate crimes that we're filing, we're seeing an uptick in hate crimes investigations that are being done by the police, and that's something that you heard commander baswani speak to. we're engaged in collaborative interdepartmental trainings as of last week, where we shared best practices for investigating potential hate crimes and gathering the kind of evidence that we need to be able to allege and successfully prove a hate crime allegation in a case where there's some other underlying criminal act. the -- moving onto the issue of access and language cultural competency, this is an issue in a city as proudly diverse as san francisco. it's an area where we continue to make progress, but not nearly fast enough. we've been limited, of course, by the budget context since i took office. we've been limited in hiring because of the covid budget and the requirement of every singl

you know, we're in a really terrifying moment t for a lot of asian-americans, pacific islanders in this country, and i know you're working on legislation to help address it. but i'm wondering, you know, when you were writing this book, i imagine we maybe weren't yet in the coronavirus pandemic, but whether that entered into your mind in terms of sort of talking about your experience to people who mightin suffer discriminatin here ine america. >> guest: yeah. i wrote the chapters about feeling, like, a permanent other about actually being discriminated against when i was in asia because i was half white. i was actually scorned for being halflf white and actually treatd differentlyily by my asian cousins because i was half white and didn't fit in with the asian country. and then i talked about being an other later on in life. that all happened before coronavirusco hit. and so i hope people will take from that and understand that this is a universal experience among asian-americans and pacific islanders in the united states. we are the one group in this country that after our ancestors hav

for ted cruz to use that example, as show he's standing with the asian american, pacific islanders is such bs, you know. so that is ted. and in fact, just today we had another markup in the judiciary committee. i had a very simple bill, to just collect more information about who gets patents in our country. because women, minorities, we need to get the data. and he tried to change that, to put shall he says i don't know why you don't lake my amendment, he say are you saying it is burdensome, i am saying it is isn't necessary, he didn't say anything after that. but there is, let's just be clear on what it is that we want this bill to do. and his amendment was a distraction. he does that all the time. i'm glad that he at the end voted for the bill. 94-1. and there was one outliar republican which is saying a lot for the republicans who didn't vote for it and the less said about that guy the better. >> trevor: you have to work with these people. and the democrats have a slim majority to work with. do the democrats have an idea of how to actually get things done if it is really just alway

. >>> san francisco city leaders held a kickoff celebration to mark the start of asian american pacific islanders heritage month. this year's theme is celebrate resilience reflecting the challenging year many americans have faced. >> we know this community has had a really challenging time over the past few months. with the xenophobia and discrimination ever since this n erbetas,muc sare in and li. ped hethings highlighting the a a a a a a >>> it is nfl draft day. just ahead, harrison how he is remembering his roots today. >> remember -- forget about mac oh man... let's get you to this moment. is that it? yep, that's it. of relief... [joyfully laughs] protection... i just got vaccinated- i just got vaccinated! noah just got vaccinated... hope... so that we can get to all the other moments. let's get you to the exhale you didn't know you were waiting for. let's get it... together. so we can be together. let's get to immunity. now's your moment to get vaccinated. at worksman cycles, we've been building bikes for a hundred years. but our customers' needs have changed, so we expanded our pr