,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #adj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjba,mr4   
,w>nock 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4
 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,casey1   
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1   
,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,re$1    
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91  
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4      
,br[n1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,murray1    
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1
 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4  
,baldw91 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4
 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 & ,mr4 ,oss(f7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,condemn+ ! horrific      
%oot+s 9 ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 on ,m>*    
#af1 #bjba1 & reaffirm+ ! commitm5t ( ! 
,s5ate to combat+ hate1 bigotry1 &      
viol5ce aga9/ ! ,asian-,am]ican &       
,pacific ,isl&] community4  ,:]eas1 on  
,m>* #af1 #bjba1 a %oot] murd]$ #h p &  
injur$ #a 9 ! ,atlanta1 ,georgia region 

9 #c sep>ate %oot+s t took place at     
,asian ,am]ican-own$ spas2 ,:]eas ! p ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates m\rn ! #h innoc5t lives 
lo/--#g ( :om 7 wom51 #f ( :om 7 wom5 ( 
,asian desc5t1 & sev]al ( :om 7         
immigrants2 ,:]eas ! victims includ$    
,xiaojie ,emily ,tan1 ,daoy\ ,f5g1      
,dela9a ,a%ley ,yaun1 ,paul ,&re        
,mi*els1 ,yong ,ae ,yue1 ,soon ,*ung    
,julie ,p>k1 ,hyun ,jung ,grant1 &      
,sun*a ,kim2 ,:]eas #di-ye>-old ,xiaojie
 ,emily ,tan1 a h>dwork+ "m & ! own] (  
"o ( ! spas1 0 a d$icat$ & c>+ bus9ess  
own] :o is surviv$ by h] daught] &      
husb&2 ,:]eas #dd-ye>-old ,daoy\ ,f5g 0 
an employee :o rec5tly began work+ at "o
 ( ! spas2 ,:]eas #cc-ye>-old ,dela9a   
,a%ley ,yaun1 a newlyw$ & "m ( #b1 0 at 
"o ( ! spas to receive a c\ple's massage
 ) h] husb& :5 h] life 0 cut %ort2      
,:]eas #ed-ye>-old ,paul ,&re ,mi*els 0 
a c>+ husb& & ,unit$ ,/ates ,army vet]an
 :o did ma9t5ance "w = "o ( ! spas & is 
surviv$ by 8 wife2 ,:]eas #fc-ye>-old   
,yong ,ae ,yue 0 a "m ( #b sons :o 0    

kn[n = h] k9dness & g5]osity & h] love (
 h] pet ,%ih ,tzu2 ,:]eas #gd-ye>-old   
,soon ,*ung ,julie ,p>k 0 a "m & gr&mo!r
 :o help$ manage "o ( ! spas & help$ to 
prep>e meals = ! employees2 ,:]eas      
#ea-ye>-old ,hyun ,jung ,grant 0 a =m]  
elem5t>y s*ool tea*] & h>dwork+ s+le "m 
:o d$icat$ h] life to rais+ h] #b sons2 
,:]eas #fi-ye>-old ,sun*a ,kim 0 a wife1
 "m1 & gr&mo!r :o enjoy$ l9e danc+ & _h 
be5 m>ri$ = m ?an #ej ye>s2 ,:]eas !    
,georgia %oot+s came 9 ! mid/ ( an al>m+
 surge 9 anti-,asian hate crimes &      
incid5ts t h caus$ _m ,asian ,am]icans  
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to feel fe>ful & 
unsafe2 ,:]eas ! use ( anti-,asian      
t]m9ology & rhetoric to ref] to         
,,covid-#ai1 su* z ! ,*9ese virus1      
,wuhan virus1 & kung flu p]petuate      
anti-,asian /igma t has result$ 9 ,asian
 ,am]icans be+ h>ass$1 assault$1 &      
scapegoat$ = ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 anti-,asian hate crimes
 increas$ by ne>ly #aej p]c5t 9 major   
cities ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 

accord+ to a rec5t report by ,/op ,,aapi
 ,hate1 !re 7 ne>ly #c1hjj report$ cases
 ( anti-,asian discrim9ation relat$ to  
,,covid-#ai betwe5 ,m>* #ai1 #bjbj &    
,febru>y #bh1 #bjba2 ,:]eas #fh p]c5t ( 
report$ incid5ts ( anti-,asian hate     
t>get$ ,asian-,am]ican wom51 a          
population t has be5 hi/orically        
m>g9aliz$1 sexualiz$1 & feti%iz$2       
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ai1 #bjba1 ,presid5t   
,joe ,bid5 & ,vice ,presid5t ,kamala    
,h>ris met ) ,asian-,am]ican lead]s 9   
,georgia & reaffirm$ _! /rong commitm5t 
to condemn+ & combat+ racism1 x5ophobia1
 & viol5ce t>get+ ! ,asian-,am]ican     
community2 & ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates w always rememb] ! victims ( ^!  
%oot+s & /& 9 solid>ity ) ^? affect$ by 
?is s5seless trag$y3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns ! he9\s &     
inexcusable acts ( gun viol5ce t l$ to !
 tragic loss ( #h lives 9 ,georgia on   
,m>* #af1 #bjba2  7#b7 condemns any     
racism & sexism 9 ! *oice ( ! %oot] to  
t>get ,asian ,am]ican-own$ bus9esses &  

murd] #f wom5 ( ,asian desc5t2  7#c7    
honors ! memory ( ! victims1 (f]s       
he>tfelt condol5ces to ! families ( !   
victims1 & recognizes t ! heal+ process 
w be long & difficult = !               
,asian-,am]ican & ,pacific-,isl&]       
community & all communities impact$ by  
?is trag$y2 &  7#d7 reaffirms !         
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t to combat+ hate1 bigotry1 &   
viol5ce aga9/ ,asian ,am]icans &        
,pacific ,isl&]s & to prev5t trag$ies l 
?is f ev] happ5+ aga94