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Harassed numerous times because of my race

I experienced an awful incident of anti-Asian coronavirus-related racism in Madison Square Park in NYC and am sharing with the hope of spreading awareness to prevent future incidents.

I'm a young Asian/Caucasian female and was verbally harassed with phrases including "Kung-flu." After the first incident I walked away and found another part of the park to sit in. I was found by the harassers and experienced a second incident, part of which I captured on video. I am happy to share that video but would like to remain off the record and anonymous so my name is not attached to the story or video. I've lived in NYC for 10 years and this was the first time I've been harassed based on race (all prior experiences have been based on gender). I'm concerned for people's safety with the growing numbers of harassment incidents toward the AAPI population.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation's members are: Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), and Advancing Justice - Chicago.