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Nearly 4,000 crimes against Asian Americans have been reported since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an increase of about 150% in major U.S. cities. Weijia Jiang reports for "Asian Americans Battling Bias: Continuing Crisis."
CBSN's Elaine Quijano hosts a one-hour special on bias against Asian Americans, featuring roundtable discussions with Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Cheryl Burke and other Asian American celebrities and thought leaders.
Police are asking for the public's help in finding those responsible in two separate attacks on Asian New Yorkers. One victim is a 65-year-old woman who was on her way to church. Nancy Chen reports.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss her new book, "Every Day is a Gift," a memoir recounting her life from a childhood in Southeast Asia to losing both her legs in Iraq and eventually being elected to the U.S. Senate. Plus, her conversation with the Biden administration on Asian representation, and the recent rise in attacks on Asian-Americans.
Actress Olivia Munn joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans, her response to the Atlanta spa shootings and how representation matters in Hollywood.
Vice President Kamala Harris joined "CBS This Morning" in an exclusive interview to discuss the influx of unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S. and what the Biden administration is doing to curb migration at the border. Plus, her reaction to the recent spike in bias attacks against Asians, as the country's first Asia American vice president.
Vice President Kamala Harris joined "CBS This Morning" for an exclusive interview to discuss the White House's push for stricter gun control regulations following the recent mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado.
Sung Yeon Choimorrow, executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the history of hyper-sexualizing Asian American women and how that is a form of racism. The discussion follows a series of shootings at spas near Atlanta, where a suspected gunman killed eight people, six of whom were Asian American women, in a shooting spree he told authorities wasn't racially motivated, but fueled by a sex addiction.
"Asian Americans: Battling Bias," produced by the CBS News Race and Culture unit, explores the discrimination facing the Asian American community in 2020. In addition to fighting the devastating health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, Asian Americans have faced high unemployment, business boycotts and racist attacks caught on video.
