Protests in Union Square, New York
New York … News Time
U.S. senators and members of Congress have condemned the recent attack on the Asian community in protest of racial hatred. According to foreign news agencies, the Asian community in the United States has been a target of extremists for the past few days, against which protests were held in Union Square in New York. The gathering was attended by mayors, senators and members of Congress, who condemned the recent attack on the Asian community. Protesters held banners and placards against prejudice and racial hatred. The speakers said in their speeches that they are suffering the consequences of the racial hatred spread during the Trump era. Immediate steps will be taken to eradicate prejudice and racial hatred. At Union Square, participants lit candles in memory of those killed in Atlanta. Silence was also observed for the eight victims of Tuesday’s armed attacks in the southern state of Georgia. Six of the dead were of Asian descent. Participants wrote in the books, “Stop hatred against Asians.” They pledged solidarity to fight racism.
On the other hand, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the state of Georgia. He called on the American people to stand united against hatred. Biden and Harris reassured that there is no place for hatred in America and that it is the collective responsibility of the people to eradicate it from society. The two leaders spent more than an hour with the victims of the recent violence. Speaking at Emory University in Atlanta after meeting with leaders of the Asian-American community, Biden acknowledged that hatred against Asian Americans had skyrocketed in the past year.
