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What's behind the rise of South Asian hate online?

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published October 4, 2026 at 8:29 AM EDT

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Recently, there's been a rise in online hate against people of South Asian descent. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Raqib Naik, executive director of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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