A wave of violence nationwide — there's been frightening video of an assault on an Asian American woman in New York and the shooting rampage that took the lives of eight people, six of them Asian women. The attack drawing  new attention to a wave of hate crimes since the start of the pandemic. 

“The reason for that increase is most likely because of COVID and more important than that [it was] some prominent media officials and the former President of the United States calling it various things like a 'China virus' or the 'Kung Flu' and that cemented in many people's minds," said Karthick Ramakrishnan, Public Policy professor at UC Riverside.

Professor Ramakrishnan said the solution starts with open dialogue among one another. 

“It's important, not only to stop the hate, but actively invest in communities so that they have the resources," said Ramakrishnan. "I hate to say it, the love that they need, it's not just about stopping the hate, it's about showing the love.” 

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