Asian Americans Have Been Protesting Violence Against Their Community For Months

More than 200 people gathered at Washington Square Park in New York City to support the Asian community against hate crimes and white nationalism on Feb. 20, 2021.

A girl wearing a face mask takes part in a rally to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on March 13, 2021.

Hundreds of people gather during a protest against anti-Asian hate crimes, organized by the Asian American Pacific Islanders Organizing Coalition Against Hate & Bias, at Hing Hay Park in the Chinatown-International District of Seattle on March 13, 2021.

Marchers walk by a mural of Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by artist Shara Lee during a protest against anti-Asian hate crimes at Hing Hay Park in Seattle on March 13.

Dawn Cheung and Victoria Do clap and cheer while listening to speakers during a protest against anti-Asian hate crimes at Seattle's Hing Hay Park, March 13.

Demonstrators rally against anti-Asian violence at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo neighborhood, March 13.

A protester at the "End the Violence Towards Asians" rally in Washington Square Park, Feb. 20.

Minister Tony Truong (right) prays at an altar for victims of violence at a Los Angeles rally, March 13.

Carol Narasaki holds a cardboard sign while listening to speakers during a protest against anti-Asian hate crimes in Seattle, March 13.

People demonstrate in Los Angeles on March 13.

Alexis Lin (left) and Rania Bakrhi attend a vigil in Philadelphia in solidarity with the Asian American community on March 17.

Benny Yun, the owner of the Yang Chow restaurant in Los Angeles, stands inside his restaurant filled with supplies on Dec. 17, 2020. Yun said even though his businesses have survived the pandemic, they get prank calls almost daily asking if they have dog or cat on the menu or impersonating a thick Asian accent.

Demonstrators wear face masks and hold signs during a Los Angeles rally on March 13.

Posters against anti-Asian prejudice are seen in the Barclays Center subway station in Brooklyn on Jan. 1, 2021.

Protesters attend the American Asian Federation's Anti-Asian Hate Rally at Foley Square in lower Manhattan, Feb. 27, 2021.

People demonstrate in Los Angeles on March 13.

Melissa Min attends a vigil with her son James in Philadelphia on March 17, 2021.

Someone holds a sign featuring Vichar Ratanapakdee, 84, who was fatally attacked in San Francisco on Jan. 28, during a Seattle rally on March 13.

A family attends a Los Angeles protest on March 13.

A protester at the Washington Square Park demonstration

A man participates in the Los Angeles rally.

Kara Chu, an 18-year-old Chinese Japanese American student, holds a pair of heart balloons that she decorated for the Los Angeles rally.