There Is NO Place For Hate
Representative Gene Wu Responds To Hate Crimes Against Asian American Communities
Style Magazine Newswire | 3/19/2021, 9:21 a.m.
State Representative Gene Wu responds to hate crimes against Asian American communities. There have been nearly 3,800 instanc- es of discrimination reported against Asian Americans in the past year and many more are not being reported. The Mexican American Legislative Caucus stands with Representative Wu in sup- port of HCR 66 Condemning Violence and Hate Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas.
“There is no place for hate in our communities. We must immedi- ately stand in solidarity with our Asian communities to condemn any form of hate, violence, or discrimination. We are seeing an alarming spike of hate crimes against our neighbors, with many more going unreported because of fear and intimidation.”
“Only two days ago here in Texas, a Taiwanese restaurant was vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti. And yesterday, six Asian women were murdered in Atlanta. Words matter and the rhetoric of fear that people hear has a
direct connection with rising hate crimes — hateful language leads to hateful acts. It is time for state leaders to denounce anti-Asian rhetoric and language that is killing women, and families and de- stroying people’s livelihoods. ”
“I also call on all Asian Ameri- cans to stand with the Hispanic Ameri- cans, African Americans, and all minori- ty communities who have suffered from violence and discrimination.”
