Kent community rallies with faculty group against anti-Asian racism

Kent community members march to The Rock at Kent State as they chant in unison on April 8, 2021, to show their support for the Asian community. Asha Blake/The Portager

Kent community rallies with faculty group against anti-Asian racism

- Asha Blake

After a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes nationally, the Kent State University Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Alliance hosted a rally Wednesday on campus to show solidarity against racism.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Asians have had more hate crimes committed against them: 3,795 reported incidents from March 19, 2020, to Feb. 28, according to the platform Stop AAPI Hate.

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