The Diamondback: "Asian Americans at UMD grapple with surge in violence against their community"
On February 25, The Diamondback published an article on the increase of violence towards the Asian American community.
The recent attacks on the community have disproportionately targeted women and elderly people, according to Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition that collects self-reported hate crimes. But these attacks have rippled throughout the Asian-American community at large. At this university, Asian students make up about 16 percent of the student population. Some say they are shocked by the graphic nature of the recent attacks. They also understand that anti-Asian racism has deep roots.