Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to conduct a review on combating hate crimes amid increased scrutiny on reports of assault against Asian Americans. The attorney general issued a department-wide memo announcing the 30-day review, citing the “recent rise in hate crimes and hate incidents, particularly the disturbing trend in reports of violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community since the start of the pandemic.” His order comes as a number of police departments are reporting an uptick in hate crimes. Meanwhile, reports of assaults against Asian Americans across the country have garnered increased media attention and have been shared prolifically across social media. The Epoch Times has previously explored the issue and found that some Asian Americans have been facing racially motivated incidents and attacks for years, but the extent of the problem varies depending on the source. Experts have said that this is partly due …