Asian hate speech online spikes after Trump's election, study shows

Group links 'alarming rise' to Trump's rhetoric with South Asians targeted most

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Online rhetoric against Asians and Asian Americans has become heated since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency in November.  © Reuters

PAK YIU

NEW YORK -- Hate speech and racial slurs against Asians and Asian Americans have surged online since Donald Trump was elected as U.S. president in November, according to a group monitoring xenophobic postings.

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