CNN correspondent Amara Walker held back tears as she reported live from Atlanta President Biden
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Walker, who is Korean American, he said following Biden’s speech, in which he he called the Americans to unite against hatred and racism in the United States, which “cannot exaggerate what it means for the Asian American community” for Biden and Vice President Harris to visit Atlanta and meet with local leaders after the shooting. ‘this Tuesday in the area’s massage parlors.
Eight people, including six women of Asian descent, were killed in the attack. Although police have not yet identified any motive, Biden and others have noted that the incident followed an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic.
“For the president to come and say,‘ I see you, I hear you, I feel your pain, ’” Li said Friday before pausing as he began to drown visibly, “and to raise that issue, I think that a lot of us: it is a cathartic moment, because the first step is to be seen and to be heard ”.
“And the fact that we have the vice president who also acknowledges the history of racism against Asians we have faced since the day Chinese immigrants began emigrating to the United States,” Walker added, referring to Harris ’statements before Biden’s address Friday. .
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The CNN reporter reiterated Harris’ comment that Asian Americans feel they don’t belong in the United States and added, “When you’re a foreigner in your own country, you’re dehumanized, they don’t take you seriously.”
“If there is a crime committed against you or your community, even law enforcement could fire you because the perpetrator had a bad day,” referring to controversial comments made this week by a spokesman for Atlanta police that subsequently removed of the shooting case.
Walker directed this observation of the police officer minutes later on the broadcast, saying the shooter’s characterization sparked a “visceral” response from many Asian Americans.
“This is so because for a long time, Asian Americans have felt that they have not been taken seriously, that they have not been seen,” he said.
“I grew up in a community where we were probably the only Asian family on our street,” Walker said. “I remember cars passing by, I would hear racial insults. I remember that my father’s car, our relative’s, was vandalized a couple of times and once someone threw a hammer at the window.
She added that she and her relatives have been called “China virus”, the previous term President Trump
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“This is our experience. That is our reality, “he said.
Walker’s statements came the same day, Fox Business reporter Susan Li said he shared his own personal encounters with racism, including cases where people have gone through it and their relatives calling them “viruses”.
“It simply came to our notice then. Someone has to defend us, ”Li said. “Hopefully, there will be something coming from the White House and also maybe something from Congress in complaints and police reinforcement would be fantastic.”