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At the beginning of 2020, as the COVID-19 virus began to spread worldwide, incidents of vicious, unjust attacks against the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community increased in the United States. And for Leland Yu, 30, a runner based in New York City, the attacks soon became personal.
Yu’s friend’s aunt, a woman in her 50s, was at a bus stop in New York City when a group of kids beat her up with an umbrella, while shouting racist and xenophobic remarks at her. She had to be hospitalized and get stitches because of the hate crime.
“It was sad to hear, and this was last year,” Yu told Runner’s World. “Now, what’s going on is a resurgence.”
On Tuesday, March 16, a 21-year-old white man in Atlanta fatally shot and killed eight people, six of them were Asian-American women working at different spas and massage parlors in the city. These murders have exposed the violence and hate incidents that have been directed at the AAPI community for much of the last 15 months.  At the beginning of 2020, as the COVID-19 virus began to spread worldwide, incidents of vicious, unjust attacks against the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community increased in the United States. And for Leland Yu, 30, a runner based in New York City, the attacks soon became personal.
Yu’s friend’s aunt, a woman in her 50s, was at a bus stop in New York City when a group of kids beat her up with an umbrella, while shouting racist and xenophobic remarks at her. She had to be hospitalized and get stitches because of the hate crime.
“It was sad to hear, and this was last year,” Yu told Runner’s World. “Now, what’s going on is a resurgence.”
On Tuesday, March 16, a 21-year-old white man in Atlanta fatally shot and killed eight people, six of them were Asian-American women working at different spas and massage parlors in the city. These murders have exposed the violence and hate incidents that have been directed at the AAPI community for much of the last 15 months. Support these 8 charities and grassroots organizations working to #StopAsianHate. We pick the top kicks for tackling off-road terrain. You can buy the prototype (at a serious discount!), if you promise to give detailed feedback. But hurry—the last field-tested shirt sold out in four hours. The key to more pain-free miles starts in the kitchen. More than 20 states are introducing laws that restrict transgender females from playing sports. Here’s why those athletes are just seeking fairness and inclusion. The brand new shoe is as slim as a racing flat with a generous amount of Ego midsole cushioning. The Latest from the Runner's World Collection | | | Follow Us | | | | | | | | Privacy Notice | | | Runnersworld.com
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