Resources
Author: Stop AAPI Hate
Year: November 2023
Method: Online community reporting submission
Population: AA and NHPI (though there are individuals from other races/ethnicities reporting incidences); national
Summary of findings: Shades of Hate: A Deeper Understanding of Asian American & Pacific Islander Experiences outlines the updated classification system that Stop AAPI Hate uses to code each hate act report. To develop this system, Stop AAPI Hate wove together insights from three strands of research — studies of hate crimes and hate groups, studies of everyday racism and microaggressions, and studies of institutional discrimination and systemic racism. It is organized by how the hate is experienced, who is involved, what is the hate act, and where does the hate act take place. Some key observations include: 1. Hate is not confined to interpersonal interactions but is bred within a larger environment of societal hate, 2. Hate is not just explicit but coded or hidden, and 3. Offenders are not just individuals but also institutions and its representatives.