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CSUSB professor co-authors study, ‘Social Determinants of Shingles Vaccination in the United States’
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
April 30, 2021
Eric Vogelsang, professor of sociology, co-authored a paper with Andrea Polonijo, a post-doctoral fellow at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, that examined “how sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors, and self-rated health are associated with shingles vaccine uptake,” the paper’s abstract says.
The study found that “Black and Hispanic older adults have almost 50% lower odds of shingles vaccination, compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Abstaining from alcohol, being employed, living with children, and having poor self-rated health are also associated with lower uptake. Unmarried (vs. married) individuals have lower odds of vaccination that are explained by broad differences in health behavior.”
The study is available at “Social Determinants of Shingles Vaccination in the United States.”
CSUSB professor continues column series with part two of ‘Is Life a Solo Journey?’
Psychology Today
May 3, 2021
In Part Two of a four-part series on “Is Life a Solo Journey?” in his Psychology Today blog, “The Art of Living Free,” Anthony Silard, associate professor of public administration, shared some of his thoughts after he and his family recovered from COVID-19 late last year.
“I’d like to say that the following epiphany came to me in my few lucid waking hours while under the thrall of the virus, but that’s not what happened. It came to me a few weeks later as I felt an ineffable gratitude that we had all regained our health,” he wrote. “At this point, I experienced two realizations. First, that the two most important things in life are love and life itself. Second, that of these two, we can only take one with us when we go: the love we’ve shared with other people along the way.”
Read the complete article at “Is Life a Solo Journey?”
CSUSB professor continues column series with part two of ‘Is Life a Solo Journey?’
Psychology Today
May 3, 2021
In Part Two of a four-part series on “Is Life a Solo Journey?” in his Psychology Today blog, “The Art of Living Free,” Anthony Silard, associate professor of public administration, shared some of his thoughts after he and his family recovered from COVID-19 late last year.
“I’d like to say that the following epiphany came to me in my few lucid waking hours while under the thrall of the virus, but that’s not what happened. It came to me a few weeks later as I felt an ineffable gratitude that we had all regained our health,” he wrote. “At this point, I experienced two realizations. First, that the two most important things in life are love and life itself. Second, that of these two, we can only take one with us when we go: the love we’ve shared with other people along the way.”
Read the complete article at “Is Life a Solo Journey?”
Attack on two elderly Asian women comes after CSUSB center report points to surge in anti-Asian hate
South China Morning Post
May 5, 2021
Police in San Francisco have arrested a man who they say is suspected of stabbing two Asian-American women without warning in the city’s Mid-Market area. The women were 65 and 85, authorities said.
A study by the Center for the Study of Hate in Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino examined police data from 16 jurisdictions across the United States, finding a 164 per cent increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year.
The report’s author, Brian Levin, said the jurisdictions were chosen because they have large Asian-American populations and a history of collecting reliable hate crime data.
“This is one quarter of one year with only 16 jurisdictions,” he said. “It’s horrifying.”
Read the complete article at “Two elderly Asian-American women stabbed in San Francisco attack.”
Business leaders must go beyond press releases to help combat anti-Asian hate, CSUSB professor says
Forbes
May 5, 2021
Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, was interviewed for an article about a group of prominent business leaders launching a $250 million campaign to support the causes of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including a national infrastructure of anti-hate programs, education, and data and research to help a community targeted by a rising number of racial attacks that has been fueled by the Covid pandemic.
“Business leaders must do more than offer stand alone self-serving formulaic press releases,” Levin said. “They should leverage not only condemnation of anti-Asian bigotry, but also use their brick and mortar and online locations as conduits for information on how to get assistance in the languages that victims speak. Additionally, they should inculcate the values of inclusion in their overall marketing campaigns and staff trainings as integral to the company's brand and practices.”
Read the complete article at “Business leaders launch campaign to combat Asian hate crimes crisis."
Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked in cities around the U.S., CSUSB study finds
Los Angeles Times
May 4, 2021
Anti-Asian hate crimes are continuing to surge in Los Angeles and around the country, a new study has found. The study, by the Center for the Study of Hate in Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, examined police data from 16 jurisdictions across the country, finding a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year.
New York saw the greatest increase at 223%, followed by 140% in San Francisco, 80% in Los Angeles and 60% in Boston.
Some cities, including Phoenix, Seattle and Miami, reported no change, year over year.
The report’s author, Brian Levin, said the jurisdictions were chosen because they have large Asian American populations and a history of collecting reliable hate crime data.
“There’s a national story, and there’s also local and regional stories, but it’s fairly consistent,” said Levin, the center’s director and a professor of criminal justice. “The nature of these crimes are violent.”
While increased awareness often drives increased reporting, Levin said the latest findings are significant enough to point to an actual jump in crimes.
“Some of this increase that we’ve seen is going to be due to what we call ‘reporting effect,’ certainly, but not at this level,” he said. “You have all these jigsaw puzzle pieces you put together, but it points to a horrifying surge in violence against our Asian American community, which is being sustained.”
Read the complete article at “Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked in cities around the U.S., study finds.”
The CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism’s latest research on hate crimes against Asian Americans was cited in the following:
'Disgusting and horrific': Two Asian women stabbed in downtown San Francisco, police say; suspect arrested
USA Today
May 5, 2021
Authorities arrested a man who they say is suspected of stabbing two Asian women without warning in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, the latest incident involving violence directed at Asian Americans.
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino found a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 versus last year in 16 cities and jurisdictions across the country.
Asian Hate Crime In San Francisco: 2 Elderly Women Stabbed, Suspect Arrested
International Business Times
May 5, 2021
Amid an increase in spate of anti-Asian hate crimes this year in the U.S., often linked to incendiary rhetoric blaming the community for the spread of COVID-19, another such attack has come to light. Two elderly Asian women were stabbed without warning in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday and a suspect in the case was arrested, authorities said.
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino says there has been a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 versus last year across the country.
San Francisco police arrest man suspected of stabbing two Asian women at bus stop
The Hill
May 5, 2021
Police in San Francisco arrested a man suspected of stabbing two elderly Asian women, 85 and 65, at a bus stop in the California city on Tuesday. Officials did not immediately confirm charges against the man or his possible motive.
New hate crime data from the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University-San Bernardino found that hate crimes against Asian Americans rose by 169 percent when comparing the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021 in 15 major cities.
Anti-Asian hate crimes reported in NY, SF as new study shows surge in crimes against AAPI people
Democracy Now
May 5, 2021
In California, police arrested a suspect in the stabbing attack of two Asian American women Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco. This comes after at least four assaults on Asian Americans were reported in New York City over the weekend, including a hammer attack on two women walking in Manhattan. A new study by Cal State San Bernardino found a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian violence in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.
'Bamboo Ceiling' author: 'Asians have been invisible’ for too long
Yahoo! Finance
May 4, 2021
Asian business leaders launched a $250 million philanthropic fund called The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) on Monday, the largest ever dedicated to supporting the AAPI community.
The launch of TAAF comes amid heightened hate crimes and violence toward the Asian community. Anti-Asian hate crimes increased 164% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, according to a new report from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.
U.S.-China relations at the time of the Chinese Exclusion Act
SupChina
May 5, 2021
Anti-Asian violence in the United States has soared in recent years. According to a March 2021 report from California State University at San Bernardino, violent crimes against Asians and Asian Americans in major U.S. cities rose by nearly 150% in 2020, even as officially defined “hate crimes” fell nationwide by 6%. The trend was especially dramatic in large East Coast cities, where reported anti-Asian hate crimes rose by more than 100% in Boston, 200% in Philadelphia and Cleveland, and more than 800% in New York City.
The idea that individuals of Asian descent were disease vectors who could literally or figuratively infect America is sadly not new. This week, news site takes a look back to May 1882, when President Chester A. Arthur signed a law that for the first time singled out a specific nation — China — and denied its citizens entry into the United States.