White House announces measures to address anti-Asian violence
By Brett Samuels - 03/30/21 12:49 PM EDT The White House on Tuesday announced additional funding and the establishment of new initiatives in the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services to combat the rise in violence and discrimination against Asian-Americans.
The Biden administration rolled out a series of efforts, including a cross-agency initiative at DOJ to respond to anti-Asian violence.
As part of the initiative, the Civil Rights Division re-convened its Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative with a focus on the sharp increase in hate crimes against Asian-Americans. The FBI will publish a new interactive page that highlights hate crimes against the community, and the bureau will begin holding training events to educate agents on recognizing and reporting anti-Asian bias.
The White House will re-establish and expand its Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, with initial focus on anti-Asian bias and violence and meet in the coming weeks with leaders in the AAPI community, according to a fact sheet distributed by the administration.
The Department of Health and Human Services is providing nearly $50 million allocated by the recently signed economic relief bill to aide AAPI survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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