Filipino celebrities shout #StopAsianHate!
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Campaign against anti-Asian crimes surged recently following the spike of attacks against Asians in the United States in recent months.
On March 16, eight people, six of them of Asian descent, have been shot to death at massage parlors and spas in Atlanta.
In a separate attack captured in the now-viral video, a man was seen beating an Asian man on a subway car. The assailant also choked the man until he became unconscious.
Last March 29, a 65-year-old Filipino-American woman was brutally attacked by Brandon Elliot, a Black man, in the streets of Manhattan on her way to church.
The woman suffered severe injuries due to the brazen and unprovoked attack, which was captured on CCTV.
The release of the videos resulted in the rise of anti-Asian harassment and hate crimes drive, more known as #StopAsianHate campaign, across the globe.
According to reports, violence against Asians in the United Stated increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. The attacks were allegedly fueled by the accusations that Asians spread the virus, since it was first detected in Wuhan, China.
Using their influence, Filipino celebrities have also raised their voice against Asian hate crimes.
