Hate crimes against Asian Americans surge in US

Biden 'very concerned' as more than 500 assaults reported from start of 2021

More than 1,000 people gathered to protest discrimination against Asian Americans in Los Angeles on March 13. © AP

NAOKO YAMAUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

March 18, 2021 17:14 JST

Updated on March 18, 2021 18:27 JST

NEW YORK -- Asians are becoming the targets of a growing number of hate crimes in the U.S.

Shootings that killed six Asian women in Atlanta on Tuesday night sparked fears in the Asian American community, though it is still unknown if they were motivated by racial hatred. President Joe Biden has expressed strong concern about hate crimes against Asians.