After Atlanta Killings, America Grapples With Misogyny and Racism

The murders of eight people in and around Atlanta last week have left Americans reeling from yet another mass killing. In an essay she penned for Vanity Fair, author R.O. Kwon wrote, “I am not spending any more of my limited time alive defending the humanity of marginalized people... This long, hard week, I have felt especially pulled toward the company of fellow Asian women.” The murders have many people questioning not only how women and Asian Americans are regarded in America, but also why so much of the focus has been on the shooter and not the victims. Mina Kim examines the intersection of misogyny and racism and the aftermath of the shootings with author R.O. Kwon, WABE reporter Emil Moffatt, and The New York Time’s Juliana Kim..

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