Black attacks on Asians: racism or opportunity?
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At least four high-profile attacks involving blacks and Asians have occurred since January in San Francisco and Oakland, including the beating death of
Tian Sheng Yu, 59, last month. Two 18-year-old men have been charged with murder.
In January of this year, a team of researchers published a
study where they used data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System to analyze hate crimes against Asian Americans that occurred between 1992 and 2014. Their analysis allows us to see how hate crimes against Asian Americans differ from those against other groups.
For example, Asian Americans are more likely to be victimized by members of other minority groups: 26% of offenders in anti-Asian hate crimes are non-white, compared to about 1% of those who commit hate crimes against African Americans.
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