Author: tjman
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Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper sprayed in racist attack
November 11, 2021 Suni Lee is one of our youngest stars who captured the hearts of many during the Olympics. It is an unfortunate reality that in the U.S., a Gold Medal alone won’t defeat Anti-Asian Violence. We join the majority who stand up against white supremacist violence as she does. Cowardice won’t win. Asian…
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Judge Promotes “Fresh off the Boat” Stereotype
‘How not to be a good judge’: Kyle Rittenhouse judge draws new backlash with ‘Asian food’ joke Bruce Schroeder, the judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, continues to draw attention, criticism and accusations of bias. On Thursday he attempted a joke in response to an inquiry about a lunch break: “I hope the Asian…
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‘Miraculous’ survival after brutal attack outside El Cajon trolley stop
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/miraculous-survival-after-brutal-attack-outside-el-cajon-trolley-stop
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NSC Members Need to Eat and Drink Too!
NSC and supporters also support local businesses by eating and drinking and practicing playing pool after safety walking! 🙂
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Koreatown assault victim terrified – suspect released within hours of arrest
This incident occurred within the neighborhood walk perimeter of covered by Neighborhood Safety Companions (NSC). Seniors have asked NSC to walk the area. Story: https://abc7.com/koreatown-attack-asian-man-assaulted-hate-crimes-lapd/11113356/ KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A 70-year-old Asian American man who was violently attacked in Koreatown is afraid his assailant could target him again after the suspect was released just…
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Interacting with Street Vendors
Street vendors are frequent victims of crime. Neighborhood Safety Companions share safety equipment and information with local street vendors during their safety walks.
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Koreatown Community Safety Walks
NSC volunteers interact with the full diversity of people that walk the sidewalks in Koreatown. We distribute information, personal hygiene and safety supplies, and hold conversations about how to create alternatives for building community safety and how we might better protect each other from violence.
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“How to Report a Hate Crime” Booklets by Esther Lim
https://www.hatecrimebook.com/ Since the launch of Neighborhood Safety Companions (NSC), we have been distributing Esther Lim’s wonderful booklet to residents, street vendors, unhoused neighbors and small business people throughout Koreatown. Other community safety groups similar to NSC across the country have been doing the same. Please donate so that Esther can keep producing these informative, multilingual…