United Way of Massachusetts Bay

While many communities across the country celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month this May, a growing number of Asian Americans fear for their safety, saying they’ve become targets of COVID-19-related discrimination. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, there have been increasing reports of hostility and harassment towards Asian Americans. “It’s multiple fronts. It’s something that’s been persisting since...

While many communities across the country celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month this May, a growing number of Asian Americans fear for their safety saying they’ve become targets of COVID-19 related discrimination.