Victims of two separate anti-Asian attacks describe how they were set upon and left needing surgery.

It comes as a study shared exclusively with ITV News found reported hate crimes rose nearly 50% in two years.

Victims of two separate anti-Asian attacks describe how they were set upon and left needing surgery.

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'There is a lot of willingness to meet but not enough structural change' says Hau-Yu Tam, chair of
@EndRacismVirus
, as she speaks of efforts to raise awareness of racism faced by people of East and Southeast Asian heritage among govt officials.

Hate crimes and violent attacks against people of East and South East Asian heritage in the UK have gone up by 300% during the pandemic. My friends and family all have experiences of verbal and physical attacks...

British Chinese MP Sarah Owen has described how the Covid-19 crisis has “lifted the lid” on anti-Asian racism as she called for more leadership from the government.

The Luton North MP says she has been repeatedly targeted online and that racists see the pandemic as “an excuse almost to either devalue us or lump us together”.

She called for politicians to take “a leadership stance” on the issue amid fears racism could worsen.

It comes after US president Donald Trump has frequently called Covid-19 “the Chinese virus” and a survey in May said anti-Chinese racist abuse had skyrocketed since lockdown, with victims reporting being spat at, physically abused and told to “f*** off back to China”...

Police chiefs have warned that the far right is using coronavirus as an excuse to attack east and south-east Asians as new figures show hate crime against them is rising.

Attacks on people classified by the Metropolitan Police as “oriental” have risen a third since the lockdown was eased in May, with figures significantly higher than previous years.

A group of British-based east and south-east Asian academics and human rights advocates are urging the UK government to condemn the growing hate crime and give extra protection to targeted communities...