Author: tjman
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Solidarity requires consideration of white supremacist murders of allies as well
A timeline of 1,944 Black Americans killed by police Black Americans are more likely to be killed by police. The police are rarely held accountable. And it goes beyond police killings as well. Nationally, Black people are the most targeted of all groups for hate crimes. Most perpetrators of hate crimes are white supremacists. It…
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Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Into Law
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act provides $30 million to community groups for engagement, empowerment and education in order to address the rise in hate and violence https://meng.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/meng-secures-millions-to-help-implement-her-hate-crimes-act-recently Community-based organizations and civil rights groups can use the funds for: Implementing and facilitating educational classes and community services for defendants convicted of hate crimes (directly related…
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NSC visits another senior home in Koreatown
NSC members were able to meet with over 60 seniors in Koreatown on Saturday, February 11, to share ideas about community safety and basic self-defense. A big thanks to Mr. Huh for doing the translation labor for NSC members unable to speak Korean! There are several senior housing facilities in Koreatown, many of which are…
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A text message that ‘all Asian people need to die’ has Occidental College in an uproar
LA Times By Jeong Park, Staff Writer In late 2020, an Occidental College student sent a text message to a friend that read: “all asian people need to die.” She followed with another text saying Asians are “responsible for the pandemic so they need to die for that too.” A year later, in October or…
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Neighborhood Safety Companions Artists in Action for February 16 Event in Koreatown
Artists against anti-Asian violence, Neighborhood Safety Companions (NSC) members Andrea Aguilar and Peter Garnika deploy their drawing and airbrush skills in preparation for the February 16, 2022 event to honor victims of anti-Asian violence in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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KtownForAll Releases 2021 Los Angeles City Council Report Card
https://ktownforall.org/reportcard/ Presenting the first annual Ktown For All Councilmember Report Card. “Our goal in evaluating the performance of city councilmembers is to educate the public and provide useful information about how LA city government works (or doesn’t). We hope to continue this project, tracking councilmembers’ records over time, and using the data to hold politicians…
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Demand NYC MTA to build safety barriers to prevent people being pushed onto the subway tracks
https://www.change.org/p/new-yorkers-demand-mta-to-build-safety-barriers-to-prevent-people-being-pushed-onto-the-tracks At least 4 Asians have been shoved towards the tracks in about 6 months. At least 50 people have lost their lives in just the first 8 months of 2021 (as reported by NY Post using MTA records)having been hit by a train and others have narrowly escaped death. THAT IS OVER 6 PEOPLE…
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Nationwide, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes More Than Tripled in 2021
NBC NewsKimmy YamMon, January 31, 2022 New research released Monday finds that hate crimes targeting the Asian American community have reached some unprecedented levels. The compilation of hate crime data, published by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, revealed that anti-Asian hate crime increased by 339 percent last year compared to the…