Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:44am on 10 Oct 2024,Thursday India Global
A report by Stop AAPI Hate reveals a steady rise in online hate against South Asian Americans in 2023 and 2024. The hate speech surge coincides with the growing political prominence of South Asian figures like Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy. The report highlights a peak in August 2024, when Usha Vance appeared at the Republican National Convention, and Harris was confirmed as the Democratic presidential nominee. South Asians faced 60% of all anti-Asian slurs during this period, with threats and disinformation growing in extremist online spaces, blamed on the toxic political environment.
