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Hate-Crime Reporting Improvements Passed – AsAm News

On 11/23/2021, the Los Angeles City Council has passed a motion aimed at improving hate-crime reporting, Los Angeles Daily News reports. The motion was made by Councilmember Nithya Raman. Raman wants to use existing technology to collect more data on hate crimes. Policymakers can then use the data to develop policy, culturally-informed responses and mitigation… Read more »

The Worst Lynching in CA History was in Chinatown, LA

1871 Massacre - Support Ethnic Studies

One of the bloodiest nights in Los Angeles history took place 150 years ago, on October 24, 1871, when at least 18 Chinese (about 10 percent of L.A.’s Chinese population at the time) were slaughtered by an angry mob of Angelenos. Why does almost no one know about it today?