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    Stop Asian Hate movement echoes felt in 2024 SF election | Politics

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    Asian American politicos and activists say they see echoes of the movement in the first mayoral election since a wave of high-profile violent attacks and hate incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic cast a renewed spotlight on anti-Asian racism, and as electoral candidates throughout The City court votes from a demographic group accounting for more than a third of San Francisco’s population.

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    Assemblymember Phil Ting speaking during the announcement of a new Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Performance Center

    Assemblymember Phil Ting speaking during the announcement of a new Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Performance Center at 65-67 Langton Street in San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. 




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