WASHINGTON, D. C.: President Joe Biden signed a hate crimes law on Thursday (Friday in Manila) aimed at protecting Asian Americans who have suffered a surge in attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Racism, Biden told Asian American politicians and senior members of Congress in a packed room at the White House, is "an ugly poison that has long plagued our nation."

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