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Join us for a discussion on the history of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. and the increase in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic.

Special guest @GeorgeTakei is here live, along with Times staffers @TeresaWatanabe, @newsterrier, and @adatseng

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Here's our complete coverage of anti-Asian violence since the start of the pandemic.

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Tonight's show began with a video by @AlbertLeeInLA from April of last year.

Watch the full video here:

Our guest @GeorgeTakei was incarcerated as a child when Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II.

He wrote about the experience in his book “They Called Us Enemy.” latimes.com/entertainment-…

"The worst part was being released from camp," says @GeorgeTakei

"Hatred was still very strong and they had taken everything from us. We were penniless."
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Reporter @newsterrier has been covering the rise of anti-Asian hate since last year.

She reported this week that there were 3,795 racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans from last March to this February. latimes.com/california/sto…

"Anti-Asian racism has always existed but the pandemic has really lifted the lid on this crisis." - @newsterrier twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

We asked readers to share their experience with anti-Asian racism. We're sharing some of their responses during the show.

Here's one from a reader named Jenn.

A reader named Syl shared a story about being trapped in an elevator with people who had just made racist gestures toward her.

Reader Kim Y. shared stories of racism she's experienced throughout her life.

"I'm 42 and I don't think it'll get better in my lifetime, sadly." she wrote.

. @GeorgeTakei told the story of the 1982 killing of Vincent Chin.

Last week's Atlanta spa shooting caused the L.A. Times to reflect on the Chinese Massacre in 1871. latimes.com/california/sto…

California, the state with the largest Asian American community, has been the epicenter of anti-Asian racism.

"Because of our numbers. We are the most numerous and we also have the largest number of ignorant racists," says @GeorgeTakei twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A reader of ours, Jason T., shared a story about a time he was nearly in his San Francisco neighborhood.

Another reader, Julie T., says as an Asian woman, she's been tokenized, objectified, fetishizes and sexualized:

Reader Cat Pham was one of many readers who sent in memories of being sexualized by strange men as a teen.

We're discussing the increase in anti-Asian hate incidents and how to move forward with special guest @GeorgeTakei and L.A. Times staffers @TeresaWatanabe @newsterrier and @adatseng
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The rise in anti-Asian racism has spurred mental health issues for many in the Asian American community. @adatseng wrote a piece about how to seek mental health support latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…

If you witness a racist attack, there are steps you can take to help.

Here's what you need to know, via @jessica_roy

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If you watched this edition of Ask A Reporter live, we want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and what you'd like to see in our coverage by filling out this survey
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Read our complete coverage of the rise of anti-Asian racism here latimes.com/california/sto…

Here's our story on the history of Tule Lake.

Japanese Americans who failed a ‘loyalty’ test were incarcerated in a high-security U.S. prison camp at Tule Lake during WWII. Now, those who were imprisoned are reclaiming their stories.

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