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Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Should We Change the Way We Designate Hate Crimes?

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Since the pandemic began, violence against Asian-Americans has skyrocketed. Even though overall hate crimes fell in 2020, anti-Asian hate crimes grew by nearly 150% in major US cities. Myles teams up with student reporters at Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio and youth activists in Alameda, California to explore why it's so hard to get racist violence charged as a hate crime--and ways to stop hate crimes from happening in the first place. A teacher's guide to accompany the video is included. [11:01]

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