With a slew of reported cases of racism against Asians, including Filipinos, living in the United States, broadcaster Karen Davila is calling for a stop to the violence.
Davila expressed her great disappointment over increasing incidents of violence against Asians in her Instagram page last Friday, April 2.
“HATE IS A VIRUS,” Davila said. “To all our fellow Filipinos, our kababayans and those [of] Asian descent facing acts of violence, discrimination or any act [of] hate, WE STAND WITH YOU.”
Davila cited the case of Vilma Kari, 65, who was brutally attacked in New York just because she is Asian.
Davila said Asian-Americans were attacked through various ways, “from being spat …
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