China News Service, April 1. According to the US "World Journal" report, the California government announced on March 31 that it will allocate 14.3 million yuan to the award-winning community organizations that stop hate crimes, including leading organizations in five major areas of California and 75. A program service provider that will raise awareness of Asian-American hate crimes in California and address the rising number of Asian-American hate incidents in California in recent years.
The State of California empowers the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the California Council of Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPIAA) to provide direct services to victims and survivors of hate crimes, while reducing hate incidents and incidents against Asian Americans in California through community education and interventions. Hate crime.
According to FBI statistics, there were 279 anti-Asian hate crimes investigated by the FBI nationwide in 2020, a 73% increase from 161 in 2019.
On March 16, 2021, the shooting at an Asian American beauty salon in Atlanta, Georgia caused a national sensation when six Asian women became the victims of a hate crime.
The Asian Pacific American Legislative Core Group (APILC), Stop Asian Pacific American Hate Crimes, and more than 150 human rights agencies and community organizations in Northern and Southern California came together to push for increased government funding for Asian Pacific American hate crime prevention education.
In July 2021, Governor Newsom signed a new annual budget for California to set up a special budget of 166.5 million yuan for the Asian Pacific American community.
This wave of Asian hate crime prevention and service awards will be led by five regional organizations across the state to join forces for advocacy, prevention, and technical assistance as needed.
These organizations will be responsible for convening program service providers.
(Yang Qing)