St. Louis city leaders unanimously condemn Asian hate crimes



ST. LOUIS – St. Louis city leaders unanimously passed a resolution condemning recent hate crimes against the AAPI community.

According to the group Stop Asian Hate, the number of hate incidents has more than doubled over the last year, with women reporting twice as many as men. This comes as a new report shows Asian Americans are also experiencing unprecedented health inequities brought on by the pandemic and anti-AAPI hate.

St. Louis’ Resolution 24 is more than symbolic. Alderman Bret Narayan also hopes it encourages those in the AAPI community to report discrimination and violence when it happens.

“A lot of people in minority communities have hesitated to come forward after they’ve been victimized,” said Narayan. “It’s been so ingrained in some of these communities to just keep your head down and keep on working.”

Narayan introduced the resolution and is the city’s first Asian American alderman. He says if the city can collect more data regarding anti-Asian crimes, city leaders can use the data for good.

“Without a good data set on what’s actually happening, it’s really hard to make decisions and allocate funds appropriately,” said Narayan.

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