03/17/21
Local Asian-American reflects on Atlanta shooting and past year of racism towards Asian community
According to a report by Stop AAPI Hate, about 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents were reported nationwide in the last 12 months. Of those, Georgia was ranked as the twelfth-highest state for crimes reported. One local Chattanoogan, Victoria Yang, said those numbers don't surprise her and she is hoping for some kind of change.
She said the recent racial stereotypes of Asian-American people and the coronavirus have changed things for her here in Chattanooga and online. “I posted a piece about a family member that passed away and one of the comments was ‘How’s that one-child policy now for you,'" Yang recalled.

















