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.

Rest in Power Seanna Widjaja

220115 - Koreatown Stabbing

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a man who was trying to break up a fight outside a 7-Eleven convenience store in Koreatown in the early morning hours Saturday. Jan. 15, 2022. (ANG News) Los Angeles police reported Monday that Jose Garibay, Josue Alegria and… Read more »

Friends, officials gather to honor Times Square subway victim Michelle Go

NBC Michelle Go Vigil in NYC

Vigils and events also held in San Francisco and Fremont, CA “We always saw her as a rock who would drop everything for her friends,” one friend said. Jan. 19, 2022, 11:51 AM PST / Updated Jan. 19, 2022, 12:49 PM PSTBy Sakshi Venkatraman Times Square’s famous steps were lit up with candles Tuesday night to honor the… Read more »

Civil Rights Groups Decry China Initiative

Civil Rights Groups Decry The ChinaInitiative

Anti-Asian violence manifests in various forms in all sectors of the U.S., not only on the streets of the U.S. but in academia, among intellectuals as well. It was dramatically inflamed by Donald Trump but continues with the Cold War policies against China waged by the Biden Administration. The China Initiative has proven to be… Read more »

Asian woman pushed into oncoming NYC subway train & dies

Michelle Alyssa Go

AsAmNews Posted By Randall January 15, 2022 Police in New York are investigating the death of an Asian American woman pushed into an oncoming subway train, reports NBC New York. Authorities describe this as an “unprovoked attack.” It happened in Times Square near the 42nd and Broadway Street subway station. Investigators told ABC7 News paramedics… Read more »

‘We’re Not Really Safe Anywhere’: Survey Reveals Asian Residents In The San Gabriel Valley Are Shaken By Racism

Vigil for Atlanta Massacre Victims, San Gabriel Valley

LAist.com By  Josie Huang Published Jan 12, 2022 https://laist.com/news/sgv-anti-asian-hate-san-gabriel-valley The San Gabriel Valley has one of the highest concentrations of Asian residents in the country. But for some, a sense of safety in numbers was eroded by a flare-up of racist incidents during the pandemic, a new survey indicates. About one-third of 284 respondents said either they or… Read more »

Attack on Sikh cab driver in NY in suspected hate crime

AsAmNewsPosted By Randall January 8, 2022 https://asamnews.com/2022/01/08/unidentified-man-attacks-sikh-cab-driver-at-jfk-airport/ Unfortunately, there are no indications of Anti-Asian violence subsiding in 2022. Neighborhood Safety Companions and other community safety forces must keep working to meet the challenges of sustaining our work and lobbying for mass education of the ignorant public brainwashed by white supremacy.

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

Asian American-owned ramen restaurant in San Antonio, Texas

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… Read more »