Asians in America rose by nearly 200 percent from 2019 to 2020, after political factions implied that China was responsible for the deliberate release of coronavirus. There was a swift upsurge in attacks on Asians across the country, with twice as many of these crimes directed against women than men, possibly because they were seen as easier targets. One reason the current wave of hate against Asian Americans strikes a deep chord with me is because for many years during my career as an analyst for the federal government, I followed civil wars, genocides, and mass atrocities. For years I
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