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Brazen Attacks on Asian Americans Spur Calls to Action

KCBS Radio In Depth
KCBS Radio In Depth
Episode • Feb 13, 2021 • 28m

As families throughout the Bay Area celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday many within the Asian American community are also getting organized in response to a series of recent attacks. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with a few of the leading advocates about what solutions they’re pushing towards.

Then later in the program we speak with a local healthcare leader in San Francisco's Chinatown about how the neighborhood managed to defy early expectations and keep infection rates among the lowest in the city. 

Guest: 

Russell Jeung, professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University |  co-founder, Stop AAPI Hate

Cynthia Choi, co-executive director, Chinese for Affirmative Action | co-founder, stop AAPI Hate 

Dr. Jian Zhang, chief executive officer, Chinese Hospital in San Francisco 

Host: Keith Menconi 

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