At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, in January last year, there were reports of increased racism against Asians.

The virus was called "China virus" and people of Asian descent testified of hatred and threats against them in public.

During the year of the pandemic, 3,800 hate crimes against Americans with Asian credentials were reported in the United States and the number of blacks is feared to be high, according to the non-profit organization Stop AAPI Hate.

The reaction was the hashtag Stop asian hate and protests in several places in the United States.

Since Tuesday's shooting in Georgia where 8 people were killed, 6 of whom were Asian women, the hashtag has attracted attention again.

Actors testify about racism

Actress Ashley Park tells in a post on Instagram about how she is tired of people being ignorant of hate crimes against Asians.

She also shares her own experiences of people asking where she comes from before asking what her name is.

Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim quotes Martin Luther King's words "injustice somewhere threatens justice everywhere" in an Instagram post.

Sandra Oh, known from the series Killing Eve and Grey's anatomy, and Gemma Chan from Crazy rich asians also end up behind the hashtag.

Actress Jennifer Tilly from the musical film Bullets over Broadway writes on Twitter about how her older relatives came to the United States to create a new life and how hard-working immigrants have built the country.

Other famous actors, influencers and artists such as Kylie Jenner, John Legend and Eva Longoria have shown their support for the hashtag and the Stop asian hate movement.