There’s an emphasis on the hate crimes piece. But [policy makers] just won’t be addressing most of what’s happening to Asian Americans if that’s all they do.

Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, regarding the growing number of “hate incidents,” such as being verbally harassed or being victims of workplace discrimination, which don’t qualify as hate crimes but perpetuate the severity of discrimination and violence against Asian American people. (NPR — March 18, 2021)