Stop AAPI Hate has become a leading force in tracking and addressing the rise in anti-Asian attacks in communities across the country.
A Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate message is shown on the video board at Oracle Park before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies in San Francisco, Aug. 12, 2021.
"If you think about what it means for women and the AAPI community and others to be going down the street, there's no recourse to be able to share that you've been verbally assaulted," Assemblymember Mia Bonta told ABC News.Russell Jeung, chair and professor, Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University; and founder STOP AAPI Hate, speaks during the launch of the Stop AAPI Hate youth campaign on June 17, 2020 in Oakland, Calif.
The Increasing Safety for Public Transit Riders Bill, SB 1161, will require transit agencies to gather data on ridership and rider safety. That data would then be used to implement solutions that could address the harassment and assaults that people have experienced while using public transit.State Sen. Dave Min, the author of the bill, told ABC News that a lot of women from all backgrounds have been reporting that they feel unsafe or have been repeatedly harassed while using public transit.
The Expanding Civil Rights Protections at Businesses Bill, AB 2448, would direct businesses to develop and implement protections against discrimination and harassment for customers.Protesters listen to speakers during a rally for justice for AAPI crime victims at the Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice on April 14, 2021 in San Francisco. Dozens of people rallied to demand that people accused of crimes against the AAPI community be prosecuted.
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