Category: News

News related to Anti-Asian Violence, the Asian-American community, seniors, AAPI society, and solidarity actions. This is an umbrella category for timely events that intersect with more specific categories.

Wisconsin school board members dismissed book about Japanese American incarceration as being ‘unbalanced,’ parents say

White Supremacist attacks on teaching U.S. history continue June 30, 2022, 11:26 AM PDT By Kimmy Yam Parents are pushing back after a committee whose members sit on a Wisconsin school board did not move forward with approving a book about Japanese American incarceration during World War II for a sophomore English literature class. Muskego-Norway… Read more »

Japanese Family Visiting Portland, OR Victimized by Racist Attack

Racist Attack in Portland, OR

By Connor McCarthy Published: Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:02 PM PDT|Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:03 PM PDT PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – The man accused of attacking a family visiting Portland over the weekend, pleaded not guilty to a list of charges, including two counts of bias crime Tuesday. Portland police arrested 34-year-old Dylan Kesterson… Read more »

In Response to March 18 News Release by Huntington Beach Fire Department and Huntington Beach Police Department

See March 24 update below NSC is waiting to see if the report addressed the removal of all evidence from the scene and also whether an explanation of the demolition of the second building is explained. Read it here: https://historicwintersburg.blogspot.com/2022/03/statement-in-response-to-march-18-news.html March 24, 2022 Updates: The letters and community action on the 19th have put accountability… Read more »

One Year After the Atlanta Spa Massacre

Anti-Asian Violence continues to rise, and support funds have yet to reach most of the victims. Community safety efforts need financing. The country has failed to address the systemic causes of the violence. NSC will honor the victims by advocating for these things and will continuing doing community safety work. “A year later, Atlanta remembers… Read more »