Holding a bachelor of arts in Asian American Studies from the University of California, Irvine, Jesse Cheng works with Assura Public Relations in Anaheim, California. Additionally, Jesse Cheng is a longtime member of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA). In February 2020, OCA lent its official support to bipartisan legislation introduced by Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota aimed at making it easier to prosecute hate crimes. Dubbed the “Justice for Victims of Hate Crimes Act,” the bill would change the criteria for determining what constitutes a hate crime, more clearly defining the term to avoid a loophole that exists in the current law. Currently, a prosecutor must establish that an element of bias was the only reason a person committed the crime in order for the law to apply. The new bill would allow for other motives alongside the bias while still giving prosecutors the power to charge an individual with a hate crime. OCA is urging Congress to take up and pass the legislation.

1. Jesse Cheng

2. Holding a bachelor of arts in Asian American Studies from the
University of California, Irvine, Jesse Cheng works with Assura
Public Relations in Anaheim, California. Additionally, Jesse Cheng is
a longtime member of the Organization of Chinese Americans
(OCA).

3. In February 2020, OCA lent its official support to bipartisan
legislation introduced by Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of
Alaska and Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota aimed
at making it easier to prosecute hate crimes. Dubbed the “Justice
for Victims of Hate Crimes Act,” the bill would change the criteria
for determining what constitutes a hate crime, more clearly
defining the term to avoid a loophole that exists in the current law.

4. Currently, a prosecutor must establish that an element of bias was
the only reason a person committed the crime in order for the law
to apply. The new bill would allow for other motives alongside the
bias while still giving prosecutors the power to charge an individual
with a hate crime. OCA is urging Congress to take up and pass the
legislation.