Amber Ruffin is using her platform to highlight America’s “long and well-documented” record of bigotry against Asian people.
During the latest episode of her late-night Peacock show, the comedian took a deep dive into the history of anti-Asian racism in the United States, including the recent spike in hate crimes.
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