{"id":6032,"date":"2021-03-19T07:16:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2021-03-19T07:16:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T11:16:32","slug":"sen-chang-rep-puri-resolution-condemns-rise-in-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-hate-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2021\/03\/19\/sen-chang-rep-puri-resolution-condemns-rise-in-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-hate-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chang, Rep. Puri Resolution Condemns Rise in Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (March 18, 2021) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Chang<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Detroit)&nbsp;and Rep.&nbsp;<strong>Ranjeev&nbsp;Puri<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Canton)&nbsp;today&nbsp;offered a resolution in the Michigan&nbsp;Senate&nbsp;and&nbsp;House, respectively, condemning&nbsp;the&nbsp;rise in hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islanders&nbsp;(AAPIs) and encouraging Michiganders to report hate crimes and discrimination.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2021-SR-0030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Resolution 30<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2021-HR-0061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Resolution&nbsp;61<\/a>&nbsp;come&nbsp;in response to&nbsp;an&nbsp;increase in hate crimes, hateful rhetoric, and hate incidents&nbsp;during the COVID-19 pandemic, and were adopted in both chambers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese senseless acts&nbsp;of violence, discrimination, and&nbsp;harassment are&nbsp;driven by hate and&nbsp;white supremacy.&nbsp;To Asian Americans in Michigan, we see you and know there is much fear&nbsp;right now,\u201d Sen. Chang said. \u201cWe must&nbsp;denounce&nbsp;hate&nbsp;and racism and&nbsp;instead,&nbsp;in one united voice,&nbsp;stand for respect and understanding while&nbsp;building welcoming communities.&nbsp;Most importantly, we must support our Asian American community members&nbsp;who have experienced hate and discrimination.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/a1w.90d.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/210312-Stop-AAPI-Hate-National-Report-.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Y53yuF9OuiLPVBR9cS0ioG8ExMW3I76AE9qYTebaVyrjFTqX7Yw13MrA\" target=\"_blank\">recent report<\/a>\u00a0by Stop AAPI Hate, 3,795\u00a0hate-driven\u00a0incidents have been reported between March 19, 2020 and February 28, 2021 from all 50 states, including 25 in Michigan. These incidents have included physical assault, verbal harassment, workplace discrimination, refusal of service, online harassment, and shunning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHateful rhetoric, unfounded fears, and perpetuated stigma about Asian American and Pacific Islanders have led to increased rates of bullying, harassment, and hate crimes against the AAPI community. I strongly condemn any acts of hate and violence&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;no American or Michigander should live in fear because of who&nbsp;they are or what they believe,\u201d Rep.&nbsp;Puri&nbsp;said. \u201cThe mental and emotional toll that racism and hate crimes take on any community is immense and immeasurable. The general lack of awareness of anti-Asian hate crimes and violence exacerbates their impact. It is now more important than ever to come together and denounce all forms of hate, and work to ensure all communities are treated with dignity.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a1w.90d.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/210312-Stop-AAPI-Hate-National-Report-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More than&nbsp;30% of all Asian American and Pacific Islanders have reported being subjected to racist and hateful acts of discrimination or violence<\/a>&nbsp;since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Incidents of racial discrimination&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/11\/975592502\/asian-americans-experience-far-more-hate-incidents-than-numbers-indicate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">further exacerbated by the&nbsp;harmful&nbsp;rhetoric<\/a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;came&nbsp;out of the former White House&nbsp;and&nbsp;many others.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or someone you know has been affected by a hate crime, please contact the Michigan Attorney General Hate Crimes&nbsp;Unit&nbsp;at&nbsp;313-456-0200. If you have questions about civil rights or believe you have been discriminated against,&nbsp;call the Michigan Department of Civil Rights discrimination hotline at 1-800-482-3604.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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