San Gabriel Valley high school Track and Field leaders as of April 5. Based on leaderboards at Athletic.net. All distances in meters. From Arcadia:
in 1600 meters, Brandon Chang, 4:16.36.
in Discus, Vrishank Biju, 142-11 (dual meet)
in 800 meters, Reena Hsieh, 5:01.84.
in the 3200, Reena Hsieh 10:54.35.
in Discus, Emma Samvelian, 120-2
in Pole Vault, Emma Samvelian, 10-6.
Rise of anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. "Skyrocketing spike" of anti-Asian violence says President Joe Biden. After a white gunman was charged with killing 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian, at 3 Atlanta-area spas, President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris condemn violence against Asian-Americans. People in the San Gabriel Valley are rallying to "Stop Asian Hate."