Like with Chin’s killing, recent anti-Asian hate crimes reflect a willingness to conflate individual Asian people and US tensions with Asian countries. As Americans — including politicians — looked for someone to hold responsible for Covid-19, Asian Americans were targeted given the virus’s origins in China. And since the US is now locked in economic competition with China, experts anticipate that anti-Asian sentiment will endure.
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Press Release: From SoCal to NY, Unite Against Anti-Asian Violence, May 21, 3PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “From SoCal to NY, Unite Against Anti-Asian Violence” What: A rally followed by a march to show solidarity with the victims of anti-Asian violence in New York City, and protests against the Chinatown jail project. When: Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 3pm to 5pm Where: Near the Chinese American Museum, 425 Los… Read more »
LA Times Column: A Search for Answers to Anti-Asian Violence
Frank Shyong, March 22, 2022 William Yu, 46, is healing from the multiple stab wounds he suffered in Chinatown earlier this month at the hands of a random attacker. But the incident has already left scars on the way that he and his family see themselves, said his brother David. Now he cannot stop thinking… Read more »
NY murder victim followed home remembered as sweet & talented
Honor the life of Christina Yuna Lee
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… Read more »
66-year-old woman attacked in Oakland Chinatown speaks out
AsAmNews Posted By RandallJanuary 24, 2022 Dion Lim of KGO ABC 7 in Oakland was able to get in touch with the senior seen on camera earlier this month who was shoved to the ground from behind by a cowardly thug in Oakland’s Chinatown. Videos from multiple angles show a woman who only wanted to… Read more »
Supporting ethnic studies is part of Anti-Asian violence work
N.J. mandates teaching Asian and Pacific Islander American history in schools New Jersey becomes the second state to sign teaching AAPI history into law, after Illinois last year. Jan. 18, 2022, 1:42 PM PST / Updated Jan. 18, 2022, 6:58 PM PSTBy Tat Bellamy-Walker New Jersey now requires Asian American and Pacific Islander history as part of its… Read more »
Friends, officials gather to honor Times Square subway victim Michelle Go
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 »
Elderly woman shoved to ground in Oakland Chinatown, police looking for victim and attacker
By KTVU staff Published January 11, 2022 5:06PM OaklandKTVU FOX 2 OAKLAND, Calif. – Police in Oakland are searching for a person responsible for shoving an elderly woman in Chinatown this week. Police said the broad-daylight attack happened on Monday, Jan. 10 near 9th and Franklin. KTVU has obtained surveillance video of the incident that shows… Read more »
Restaurant to donate all proceeds to waiter shot in Las Vegas robbery
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… Read more »
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