Biden Singles Out a Focus on Reducing Asian Hate Crimes amid COVID-19
President Joe Biden signed executive orders in the Oval Office soon after he was sworn in last month.Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/Shutterstock In amemorandumissued Tuesday, PresidentJoe Bidenacknowledged and condemned the anti-Asian bias and discrimination that has been on the rise in parts of the world amid thenovel coronaviruspandemic. He echoed that view in a speech on Tuesday while he signed additional executive orders to, he said, address racial inequality. “Today, I’m directing federal agencies to combat resurgence of xenophobia, particularly against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, that we’ve seen skyrocket during this pandemic,” Biden said Tuesday....