Author: tjman
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Eight-in-ten Asian Americans say violence against them in the United States is increasing, and nearly half experienced an incident tied to their racial or ethnic background since the pandemic began
Pew Research CenterApril 21, 2021 This was put out by Pew Research in April. Unfortunately, what we’ve been finding in Koreatown, in talking with seniors and staff at small businesses, is that much of the Anti-Asian violence has been ongoing but DOES NOT get reported. It’s pretty clear that it has definitely not gone away.
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Anti-Asian Violence is a Healthcare Inequality Issue
Victims of Anti-Asian violence should not have to rely upon GoFundMe to get the healthcare they need to survive an a racist attack If everyone had adequate health insurance coverage like in several Asian countries (Taiwan, South Korea), families of victims of Anti-Asian Violence wouldn’t have to rely upon GoFundMe pages to pay for the…
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Burglars posing as gardeners targeting Asian-American communities in Torrance
Torrance police is warning the public to beware of burglars who dress up as gardeners or landscapers who appear to be targeting victims of Asian descent. City News Service – Saturday, December 4, 2021 10:42PM https://abc7.com/torrance-burglaries-asian-american-communities-burglars-wanted-fake-landscapers/11302331/ In recent weeks, there appears to have been at least five Asian-targeted burglaries in the Torrance area. Heads up,…
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Hundreds March in Philly in Response to Anti-Asian Violence
Councilmember Helen Gym, a longtime advocate for school safety, spoke of the larger context of racial bias against Asian Americans locally and across the United States. “Let’s be honest,” said Gym, “It is what this nation has been doing around anti-Asian violence, rhetoric that has started from the highest levels of elected office, with whole…
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Anti-Asian Violences Has Forced Many Asian Americans to Re-Assess Their Identity
From Huffington Post A story from a Korean adoptee, about how the rise in Anti-Asian violence has forced the writer to change how she views herself in the world… “For Most Of My Life, I Didn’t Feel Like A ‘Real Asian.’ Everything Changed This Year.” Stacey Fargnoli – Sat, November 27, 2021, 6:00 AM Read…
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Aunt speaks out after niece attacked on SEPTA train: ‘She did the right thing’
https://6abc.com/septa-police-philly-train-assault-video-broad-street-line-race-relations/11253759/ High School student demonstrates courage — An Asian American Central High School student was brutally beaten while defending four young Asian American students during a recent attack on a Philadelphia subway train on November 17. The victim’s aunt, Mei Lu, says her niece was defending four ninth-grade boys she didn’t even know.” Kicked multiple…
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Konko Buddhist Church in Boyle Heights Struck by Arson – AGAIN
Read the coverage in Rafu Shimpo: https://rafu.com/2021/11/konko-church-struck-by-arson-again/ It has only been 9 months since a fire was set at this community church, but the cowardly attacks resurface again – we must remain vigilant…our peoples and institutions continue to be the targets of violence. For the second time this year, Konko Church of Los Angeles, located…
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3PM Nov. 20: Self-Defense Seminar in Long Beach
FREE SELF-DEFENSE SEMINARLearn Basic Skills like situational awareness, basic strikes, basic kicks, and more.Open to the publicSPACE IS LIMITED – PLEASE RSVP: WeAreBrav3@gmail.com Where: Too Factor AthleticsWhen: Saturday 11/20Time: 3PM-5PM——————————This is a direct response to the runner who recently was randomly attacked in Bixby Knolls.
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Asian woman is robbed and pushed onto the subway tracks in NYC’s Times Square
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10196459/Asian-woman-robbed-pushed-subway-tracks-NYCs-Times-Square.html Interesting that several U.S. press outlets do not mention the ethnicity of the victim. Is it proper for them to presume that this is not relevant to the story? How does an editorial board of a media organization draw that conclusion in decisive fashion? E.g., in this piece perhaps you can deduce that the…
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NSC Working with Seniors to Fight Anti-Asian Violence in Koreatown
On Friday November 5, NSC members visited with seniors at Wilshire Towers in Koreatown, Los Angeles to distribute safety supplies, including pepper spray, whistles. Educational material about how to report hate crimes and other personal supplies were also handed out. Many of the mostly Asian seniors living in this senior home stated that they have…