Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence

The way their race intersects with their gender makes Asian and Asian American women uniquely vulnerable to violence, experts said. And those factors came together this week in a dangerous, and ultimately deadly, way.

Investigators said it was too early to say whether the crime was racially motivated, and instead pointed to the suspect's claim of a potential sex addiction. But experts and activists argue it's no coincidence that six of the eight victims were Asian women. And the suspect's remarks, they say, are rooted in a history of misogyny and stereotypes that are all too familiar for Asian and Asian American women.