Condemning Anti-Asian Sentiment

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Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 908, condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID.

I cast my ``yes'' vote today in memory of Vincent Chin. The anti- Asian racism and hate that led to his murder in Highland Park, Michigan, in my district, is alive today, and it is what led to the June 9 horrific attack in 1982.

I am proud to stand with my sister in service, the first Asian- American woman in the Michigan Legislature, State Senator Stephanie Chang, to say that the disgusting wave of hate against our Asian- American friends and neighbors we are witnessing in our country will not stand.

In this moment, I think of one of our Nation's greatest heroes, Detroiter Grace Lee Boggs. While she would be proud of our vote here today, she would remind us that our work is not done.

We must commit, as she did for over 100 years, to the revolutionary struggle to liberate our world from hate, embrace all humankind with love, and grow our own souls in the process.

I thank so much Congresswoman Meng for her leadership, and I urge my colleagues to please vote ``yes.''

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