Weird because Black people in the South have to do this stuff all the time.
I feel as if the surge in talking about it in media is very similar to what Jewish people have done in the media to advocate for their protection. Women did the same during Me Too, Black people attempted it with Black Lives Matter. It's like an ad campaign to advocate for themselves? To nicely ask other people to not allow that bullshit? People are blaming covid and Trump for the surge, but I remember reading about this when Obama was president.
In my experience, it's older people who have the most pointed opinions toward Asians. Particularly people of Indian and Vietnamese descent. It's rooted in not being able to understand them when they speak. They also don't like living on a fixed income and struggling watching Asian people hold positions and receive assistance they never got.