Asian-Americans have faced a rising tide of hate crimes in recent years
Asian American community leaders called for solutions to gun violence ahead of President Joe Biden’s Southern California visit.
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, said the shooting “sends chills” throughout the whole Asian-American community. There have been 10,905 hate incidents against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders between March 19, 2020 to December 31, 2021, reported STOP AAPI Hate, a coalition launched in March 2020 by a multigroup of Asian-American civic organizations to track and respond to incidents of hate, violence and harassment to their community.
“We absolutely need common-sense solutions to address widespread gun violence. We see that over 100 mass shootings have happened just in 2023, those solutions can include and should include background checks, a re-examination of the ban on assault weapons, so that we are not experiencing these frequent killings,” she added.
Monterey Park Councilmember Yvonne Yiu said Biden’s visit shows his support for the Monterey Park community. She is excited that the president will bring gun-control bill to the legislature. And she hopes the president’s visit will result in more federal funding to buoy its recovery effort.
“I think that Judy Chu needs to be called out,” the Texas Republican said during an interview with Fox News in February, “I question her either loyalty or competence. If she doesn’t realize what’s going on, then she’s totally out of touch with one of her core constituencies.”
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