Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Anti-Asian Violence Spikes Across the U.S. 2021-02-15
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Police are stepping up patrol and volunteers are increasing their street presence after several violent attacks on older Asians stoked fear in the San Francisco Bay Area's Chinatowns and subdued.
( AP Photo/Ben Margot, File )
( AP Photo/Ben Margot, File )