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Students organizing March for Asian Lives in Arlington Heights

Students from Elk Grove High School are among the organizers of a March for Asian Lives event taking place Thursday, March 25, to honor the victims of last week's deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area spas and support small Asian-owned businesses.

The march is set to begin at 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Bakery Crescent, 270 E. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights. Face coverings are required and attendees are encouraged to bring signs.

For more information, send a direct message over Instagram to @SUJIAHHHHH.

A series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors March 16 in the Atlanta area. Eight people were killed, six of whom were Asian women, and one other person was injured.

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