‘Allies standing with us': Estimated crowd of 200 stand with Asians at City Hall rally
Mike Wolanin | The Republic Linda Shi, president of the Indiana chapter of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs, welcomes guests to the R...
Mike Wolanin | The Republic Linda Shi, president of the Indiana chapter of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs, welcomes guests to the Rally in Support of the Asian American Community event at Columbus City Hall in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. A program sheet for a rally Thursday afternoon to show support for area Asian residents showed that there were seven speakers scheduled. But organizers of the gathering told the estimated 200 people present in the Cal Brand Meeting Room of Columbus City Hall in downtown Columbus that attendees, too, spoke loudly and clearly just with their presence that ethnic or any other kind of hate would not be tolerated here.