Gov. Inslee, local leaders speak out against 'horrendous surge' in violence against Asian-Americans
Gov. Jay Inslee was joined Monday by a handful of local community leaders in Renton to speak out against a recent increase of violence against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders, in Washington state and across the country.
Inslee detailed what he called a “horrendous surge” of violence, singling out the Trump administration for its frequent labeling of COVID-19 as the “China virus.”
“We are affected by what we say — that has an impact,” he said. “And, unfortunately, some people allowed the President of the United States to fan the flames of hatred against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders for years, and people did not stand up against it.”
The governor went on to note that while there isn’t currently any legislation pending to address the rise in violence against the state’s Asian-American communities, there have already been discussions about a “centralized way to collect information about harassment complaints, even without reporting a crime.”
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