Madeleine Beck is a Sacramento-based freelance reporter and journalism student working at Sacramento State’s student-run newspaper, The State Hornet. On Twitter @madeleinebeck_.
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![Binchoyaki Izakaya Dining in Sacramento is owned by Tokiko Sawada, who says business hasn’t really been negatively impacted by the recent increase in anti-Asian violence, “But I feel like people are more supportive, knowing that we are Asian business.” (Photo by Kenjo Raif, courtesy of Binchoyaki Izakaya Dining)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0521_blog_mmp_asianamericanbus.binchoyaki1_logo.jpg?1622138003)
No Room for Hate
How the pandemic coupled with anti-Asian hate is affecting businesses in the Capital Region
As the pandemic forced businesses across the Capital Region and the country to shut down, there has been an uptick in reports of anti-Asian racism and violence.
![Ray Nakamoto of Nakamoto Productions began doing voice-over work in the mid-1970s and became a vocal coach in 2008. (Photo by Emma Nakamoto, courtesy of Nakamoto Productions)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/1020_blog_mmp_voiceover.nakamoto.lead_logo.jpg?1601660758)
Hear Me Out
Voice-over work has been one of the few opportunities for actors during the pandemic but not without challenges for the industry
While the quiet isolation of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t ideal for some, it’s the ideal condition for voice-over actors working from home.
![The Mercy General Hospital Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center in East Sacramento is part of the CommonSpirit Health system. (Photo by Emily Hagopian, courtesy of Dignity Health)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0820_blog_mmp_miller_lead.jpg?1597679281)
A Healing System
Jahmal Miller of CommonSpirit Health talks about the pandemic and health care inequity
Miller runs a department at CommonSpirit that is responsible for equity initiatives, including race and ethnicity data collection pertaining to COVID-19 and how to better serve communities.