Asian American organizers and influencers have been trying to sound the alarm over a dramatic spike in reports of anti-Asian racism over the last year, and have been frustrated by the lack of media and public attention paid to their worries. Then came last week, when a deadly shooting spree in Georgia realized many of their worst fears and thrust the issue into the national spotlight.

Anti Asian-American hate has been on the rise, but is nothing new to the people who experience it.

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Hokyoung Kim for NPR

Anti Asian-American hate has been on the rise, but is nothing new to the people who experience it.

Hokyoung Kim for NPR