The challenges faced by religious minorities due to increased discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes during the global pandemic By Mirabel Nguyen | mirabel.nguyen@yale.edu Los Angeles’ Huong Tich Temple is a place of Buddhist worship, education, and community. Despite its sacrosanctity, vandals did not hesitate to viciously desecrate the temple in November 2020 by defacing over a dozen Buddha and bodhisattva statues. The brutal attack was one of six perpetrated against th