California 2021-2022 Regular Session

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 23Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Chau, Chiu, Choi, Kalra, Lee, and Muratsuchi)February 12, 2021 Relative to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 23, as introduced, Low. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, The Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council and Chinese for Affirmative Action launched a hate incident-reporting internet website, titled Stop AAPI Hate, at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in March of 2020; andWHEREAS, The Stop AAPI Hate reporting center documented over 2,800 hate incidents against Asian Pacific Islander (API) Americans in 2020; andWHEREAS, Over 700 of these incidents occurred in the bay area of California; andWHEREAS, Racism toward APIs has always existed, such as the 19th-century scapegoating of APIs, also known as the Yellow Peril; andWHEREAS, Racism against APIs has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; andWHEREAS, Politically charged and culturally insensitive rhetoric referring to COVID-19 as the Chinese virus or kung flu further encourages racism, prejudice, and hate crimes against APIs; andWHEREAS, The promotion of such language by former President Donald Trump during his term further propagated anti-API sentiments in light of COVID-19; andWHEREAS, On January 31, 2021, three elderly Asian Americans were assaulted in the City of Oaklands Chinatown District, including a 91-year-old Asian man who sustained serious injuries, such as lacerations, abrasions, and a contusion to the left thumb, in what is deemed a hate crime; andWHEREAS, On January 30, 2021, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, a nearly-blind and gentle elderly Thai man, died from injuries resulting from an attack while he was walking in the City of San Francisco, in what is deemed as a hate crime; andWHEREAS, About 31 percent of Asian Americans report having been subject to discrimination since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center report; andWHEREAS, Asian Americans in the State of California are increasingly concerned about their safety and well-being, given the rise of hate crimes and other racially motivated attacks; andWHEREAS, In 2020, the California State Legislatures API Legislative Caucus made efforts toward defending immigrant and refugee communities, engaged with hundreds of people to discuss xenophobia, and spoke out against anti-API hate incidents and hate crimes, while confronting realities of a worldwide pandemic; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly denounces hate crimes, hateful rhetoric, and hateful acts against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and works to ensure that APIs feel safe and welcome, both during this COVID-19 pandemic and beyond; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Governor, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 23Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Chau, Chiu, Choi, Kalra, Lee, and Muratsuchi)February 12, 2021 Relative to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 23, as introduced, Low. Digest Key
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Chau, Chiu, Choi, Kalra, Lee, and Muratsuchi)February 12, 2021
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17	17	Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Chau, Chiu, Choi, Kalra, Lee, and Muratsuchi)
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34	34	WHEREAS, The Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council and Chinese for Affirmative Action launched a hate incident-reporting internet website, titled Stop AAPI Hate, at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in March of 2020; and
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36	36	WHEREAS, The Stop AAPI Hate reporting center documented over 2,800 hate incidents against Asian Pacific Islander (API) Americans in 2020; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, Over 700 of these incidents occurred in the bay area of California; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, Racism toward APIs has always existed, such as the 19th-century scapegoating of APIs, also known as the Yellow Peril; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, Racism against APIs has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, Politically charged and culturally insensitive rhetoric referring to COVID-19 as the Chinese virus or kung flu further encourages racism, prejudice, and hate crimes against APIs; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, The promotion of such language by former President Donald Trump during his term further propagated anti-API sentiments in light of COVID-19; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, On January 31, 2021, three elderly Asian Americans were assaulted in the City of Oaklands Chinatown District, including a 91-year-old Asian man who sustained serious injuries, such as lacerations, abrasions, and a contusion to the left thumb, in what is deemed a hate crime; and
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50	50	WHEREAS, On January 30, 2021, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, a nearly-blind and gentle elderly Thai man, died from injuries resulting from an attack while he was walking in the City of San Francisco, in what is deemed as a hate crime; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, About 31 percent of Asian Americans report having been subject to discrimination since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center report; and
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54	54	WHEREAS, Asian Americans in the State of California are increasingly concerned about their safety and well-being, given the rise of hate crimes and other racially motivated attacks; and
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56	56	WHEREAS, In 2020, the California State Legislatures API Legislative Caucus made efforts toward defending immigrant and refugee communities, engaged with hundreds of people to discuss xenophobia, and spoke out against anti-API hate incidents and hate crimes, while confronting realities of a worldwide pandemic; now, therefore, be it
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58	58	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly denounces hate crimes, hateful rhetoric, and hateful acts against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and works to ensure that APIs feel safe and welcome, both during this COVID-19 pandemic and beyond; and be it further
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60	60	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Governor, and to the author for appropriate distribution.