Neighborhood Safety Companions

Author: tjman

  • Asian-owned businesses say they’re reeling from hate and violence, operating in fear

    Asian-owned businesses say they’re reeling from hate and violence, operating in fear

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    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/asian-owned-businesses-say-theyre-reeling-from-hate-and-violence-operating-in-fear “We don’t have a peace of mind to sleep,” said Rosaline Hui, a retail store owner in the Jade District and owner and editor of the Portland Chinese Times newspaper. “The first time it happens to you, maybe you feel it’s so scary. The second time and third time and fourth time, what do…

  • Interview With Esther Lim, Creator of “How to Report a Hate Crime” Booklets

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    NSC is a proud distributor of Esther’s booklets in multiple languages, which are handed out during our safety walks in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Version in Khmer and Arabic are on their way! Thanks to citizen.com for posting this interview. Hear Esther talk about the genesis of her informational booklets in multiple languages: https://citizen.com/-Ms2FGvYnG2GmF3eMhNx Visit the…

  • A year after police killed Christian Hall, his parents continue calls for accountability 

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    Christian Hall, an Asian American adoptee, was shot by Pennsylvania State Police troopers. His parents are pushing for a new investigation and more mental health resources. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/christian-hall-police-shooting-anniversary-rcna7254 Members of Neighborhood Safety Companions support the campaign for justice for Christian Hall. See this post for more information and ways to take action: https://safetywalks.org/win-justice-for-christian-hall/ Or, go directly…

  • Restaurant to donate all proceeds to waiter shot in Las Vegas robbery

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    From AsAmNews, posted By Randall December 25, 2021 https://asamnews.com/2021/12/25/go-fund-me-campaign-also-set-up-by-the-asian-chamber-of-commerce-in-las-vegas The discussion around such horrific acts of violence must be placed in the context of widespread economic strife which encourages desperate acts. There can never be an excuse for the killing of innocent civilians, but we cannot move society forward without being cognizant of the historic…

  • New Chinese American Mayor of Boston Subjected to COVID-19 Anti-Asian Racism

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    https://asamnews.com/2021/12/23/michelle-wu-says-shes-being-subjected-to-the-same-hateful-language-spewed-by-the-former-president-placing-blame-for-the-pandemic From AsAmNews, posted By Louis Chan December 23, 2021 “I will say, I’ve seen my face photoshopped on all sorts of images. There’s constant calls associating me with the same hateful, racist, xenophobic language that the former president used in describing the virus and its origins and who was to blame,” she said. Wu…

  • Justice for Christian Hall and All Victims of Police Violence!

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    4PM Dec. 30, Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles Justice for Christian Hall and all victims of police violence! Join us in cities across the country for a rally and vigil in honor of the life of Christian Hall, who was killed by police officers with his hands up in Stroudsburg, PA. In solidarity with…

  • Elderly Asian man assaulted in hate attack in San Diego

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    Police in San Diego announced they’ve launched a hate crime investigation into an assault on an 81-year-old Asian American man. Mark Sonouvong is recovering at Scripps Mercy Hospital. https://asamnews.com/2021/12/20/elderly-asian-man-assaulted-in-hate-attack-in-san-diego/ From AsAmNews.com, posted By Randall December 20, 2021 A GoFundMe Account has been set up to support the family: “Mr. Sanouvong is an 81 year old…

  • Corporate Media Continues to Promote Anti-Asian Violence

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    https://www.thewesterncritic.com/post/us-conservative-talk-show-host-openly-calls-for-genocide-of-chinese-of-people U.S. Conservative Talk Show Host Openly Calls for a Genocide of Chinese People “We need a military full of Type A men who want to sit on a throne of Chinese skulls” The 6 year campaign since 2015 to dehumanize Chinese people has finally worked. We are all numb at this point to the…

  • Young Queer Man Shot in the Head and Killed in Chicago

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    https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/12/17/young-queer-man-shot-head-and-killed-chicago-suraj-mahadeva NSC does yet not know whether this was a “hate crime,” but regardless, in the context of recent murders of Asians in Chicago, it is yet another tragic and senseless loss of a good person to unecessary violence. A 26-year-old queer man was killed in Chicago’s Palmer Square neighborhood on Saturday. Suraj Mahadeva was…

  • Six Suspects Arrested in Burglary Spree Targeting Asian American Women

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    https://asamnews.com/2021/12/16/hate-crime-charges-filed-in-case-because-the-incidents-make-all-asian-americans-fearful-says-district-attorney/ From AsAmNews.com, posted By Randall, December 16, 2021 The San Jose Police Department announced the arrests of six suspects Wednesday accused of targeting more than 70 Asian American women in robberies and burglaries, reports KRON4. The incidents occurred between October 2020 and September 2021. Many of the crimes occurred in Little Saigon. “I have…