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Have you or people in your community been harassed, threatened, or attacked since the pandemic began, either in person or online? If so, what happened?

There have been a lot of attacks on East Asians, in part because angry people have blamed Chinese people for the pandemic. I have read many horror stories of violent attacks on elderly Chinese people in New York City and in the Bay Area. That's very frightening to me because I worry a lot about my parents, who don't live in those areas but might be targeted nevertheless. I am also scared for myself because does that mean I will not be able to visit New York or the Bay Area or any large urban areas? As I have told others, I have experienced racism before, but it's never to this level where I fear for my physical safety that I could be assaulted by random, hateful people.