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In photos: Protesters rally against anti-Asian hate after spa killings

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday to honor the eight people killed in this week's spa shootings in the city, with many chanting "Stop Asian hate," per the New York Times.

The big picture: Six women of Asian descent were among those to lose their lives in the shootings. The Atlanta rally was one of several being held across the U.S. Saturday to honor those killed in the attack and to denounce a surge in violence and hate incidents against Asian Americans.


The Atlanta March 20 march In solidarity with the Asian community. A 21-year-old white man was charged with murder this week after confessing to the killings, but local law enforcement say it's too early to call the shootings a hate crime. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty
Medic Frankie Laguna before the Atlanta march. Over 183 organizations have joined AAPI groups in calling for $300 million to address anti-Asian violence Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
Demonstrators at the Atlanta rally on March 20. Asian Americans also face discrimination in sports, with stereotypes depicting Asians as nerds, emasculating Asian men and fetishizing Asian women as submissive, Axios' Shawna Chen and Russell Contreras report. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff (L) and Raphael Warnock addressing protesters in Atlanta on March 20. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
Demonstrators marching in Atlanta March 20. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
Protesters marching in Atlanta on March 20. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
Wanqi Dong gets emotional while listening to speakers after the march in Atlanta on March 20. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images

.⁦@SenatorWarnock⁩ and I addressed today’s rally in Atlanta to mourn the victims of this week’s massacre and to express our love and support for the Asian-American community in Georgia and nationwide. Gratitude to the organizers. pic.twitter.com/kG6GMju7wz

— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) March 20, 2021

Scenes from the #StopAAPIHate rally in downtown Atlanta this afternoon, where several hundred are gathered and @RevDrBarber is currently giving remarks. pic.twitter.com/hohcCYfWOY

— Maya King (@mayaaking) March 20, 2021

“We’re tokens we’re trophies, until we’re targets and scapegoats.”

Demonstrators gathered for a Stop AAPI Hate Rally in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday after a shooting at 2 spas killed 8 people earlier this week #StopAsianHate
📽️ @nicole_craine pic.twitter.com/WsCjHKceMn

— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) March 20, 2021

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