I pitched this story after seeing multiple headlines in the local news about racist verbal and physical assaults against the Asian American Pacific Islander community. It was a tough one to write. Thanks to Kelly Yang, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Assemblymember David Chiu, and Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi for being part of the change. Visit Stop AAPI Hate for more info on what you can do to help and document what’s happening to the AAPI community.