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Rise in hate crimes is a disturbing backdrop to San Francisco's Lunar New Year

Published February 2, 2022 at 12:33 PM CST

The number of hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community skyrocketed last year in San Francisco.

As NPR’s John Ruwitch reports, many are trying not to let it overshadow Lunar New Year festivities.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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