Biden signs law protecting Asian Americans

By Agence France-Presse

May 22, 2021 12:44 am

WASHINGTON, D. C.: President Joe Biden signed a hate crimes law on Thursday (Friday in Manila) aimed at protecting Asian Americans who have suffered a surge in attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Racism, Biden told Asian American politicians and senior members of Congress in a packed room at the White House, is 'an ugly poison that has long plagued our nation.'

US President Joe Biden smiles after signing into law the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on May 20, 2021. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

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