![John Lu (left), Reynold Liang (center) and David Wu (right) during a news conference in Queens, N.Y., after being the victims of a hate crime in 2006. New York City council member David Weprin (second left) and John C. Liu look on.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/02/17/ap_060814022970_wide-7ba1df4eb959f6256d82428ce45c738f7337eec3.jpg?s=600)
After years of declining numbers, hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are rising exponentially. But good statistics are hard to come by.
(Image credit: Adam Rountree/AP)
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After years of declining numbers, hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are rising exponentially. But good statistics are hard to come by.
(Image credit: Adam Rountree/AP)