Hate crimes targeting the Asian community and Asian residents have become more frequent in the United States over the past year, fueled in part by racist rhetoric blaming China and people of Chinese descent for the coronavirus outbreak.

This week, a South Korean Overwatch League pro opened up about the racism he and his teammates have endured since relocating to Texas a few months ago, when Dallas Fuel main tank Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok took to Twitch to discuss how he and his teammates are now "in the middle of a pandemic. He spoke about his experiences living and training in Dallas in the midst of the pandemic, as a native Korean.

"Being Asian here is horrible, seriously," Lee said in a clip translated by Florida Mayhem manager Jade Kim.

"People try to pick fights with us. I think Koreans living abroad should be careful."

Lee also said that he and his teammates are often "pretending to fucking cough" at strangers who approach them without masks and call them "fucking Chinese," along with other harassment.

"The racism here is unspeakable," Lee continued. 'People keep harassing us. It happens basically every day. This is the first time I've experienced racism, and it's pretty serious."

Lee, 22, now wears the Dallas Fuel uniform regularly: "I think when we wear the jersey, you know we're part of some kind of team. If we wear the jerseys, they know we're part of a certain kind of team, so they don't bother us as much.

Dallas Fuel owner Mike Lefeil tweeted a video rebuttal to Lee's clip. Lefeil captioned the tweet, "I am deeply saddened that Dallas Fuel players are being put in this situation as they walk the streets here in Dallas, Texas."

"Even though we have only been registering players for a few months, the players we have are already close to my heart. The players are our family."

Dallas Fuel assistant manager Helen "Dia" Jean echoed Lefeil's statement, saying, "The safety of our players has been our top priority from day one.

Blizzard, which runs the Overwatch League, issued this statement to Polygon: "At Activision Blizzard, we condemn racism in the strongest terms. We stand with the Asian community, our employees, and our players and are committed to doing our part to combat hate and ignorance across our organization, including in esports."

Lee's story comes amid a wave of anti-Asian violence in the United States. The New York Times reported "more than 110 episodes since March 2020 in which there was clear evidence of race-based hatred." In Chicago this month, according to the Times, a Chinese-American man was jogging in Chicago when he was "spat on by two women who threw logs at him" and told him to "go back to China." In Texas, a 19-year-old man stabbed two children, ages 2 and 6, and an older family member at a Sam's Club grocery store, believing they were "Chinese and infecting people with the coronavirus," according to an FBI report.

In the midst of this crisis, many resources have emerged to help people educate themselves on how to end racist violence and support victims. Here are some of them: