As the world opens back up, many travelers are eager to get back on the road, but Asian Americans may have some additional baggage after more than a year-and-a-half of attacks on their community. Hana Lee, a Korean American from Colorado Springs, said the first time she felt targeted for her ethnicity was on a recent trip to New York, when a stranger called her "a Chinese cockroach" and took her photo, which she said made her "very uncomfortable." "This feeling of having a loss of sense of safety is such a violation," said Cynthia Choi, Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action (@caasanfrancisco), a founding partner of @stopaapihate. Stop AAPI Hate received more than 6,600 reports of hate incidents from mid-March 2020 to late March 2021 – ranging from verbal harassment to civil liberties violations and physical assault. "Definitely an added layer of consciousness now to our surroundings, no matter where we are, whether that's travel or here at home," said Nicole Brooks of Portland, Oregon. Despite concern Brooks and her parents are still excited to continue traveling. Go to the link in our bio to read more Asian American travel experiences. #stopaapihate #stopasianhate #asianamerican #travel