![Assistant Athletic Director of Academic Retention & Services Jill Gerloff delivers the opening speech at her final NGWSD dinner before her retirement. “I love all of my athletes and my women's teams always show up for me, and I want to make sure that I can do something to show up for them,” Gerloff said. [File photo]](https://therambler.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/OpeningSpeaker_Gerloff-1200x800.jpg)
Recently, Asian hate crimes have increased in the United States in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Americans have experienced increase in violent attacks and have been blamed for the virus. This has been medically and scientifically disproven, but many individuals continue on with racial mindsets, destroying the Asian community’s view of what they thought to be a “welcoming America.”
Content and opinion are solely that of the producer, Arely Chavez.
