Blake Chow

LAPD Deputy Chief, and LAPD’s AAPI community liaison

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The shootings in Georgia earlier this week that left eight people dead have refocused the country’s attention on hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)…

What’s driving hate crimes in LA and US, and what to do about them?

The shootings in Georgia earlier this week that left eight people dead have refocused the country’s attention on hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)…

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