On March 16, the city of Atlanta, as well as the entire country, watched in horror as news surfaced about the tragedies at Young’s Asian Massage, Gold Massage Spa, and Aromatherapy Spa—the three Metro Atlanta spas targeted in the fatal string of shootings. The mass shooting resulted in the deaths of eight people, six of whom were Asian women. While investigators have yet to officially declare the shootings as a hate crime, one thing is certain right now: Atlanta’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community needs our support.
