Tag: anti-asian hate
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Texan sentenced 25 years in hate crime stabbing of Asian family
AsAmNews Posted By Randall August 4, 2022 The Justice Department announced the sentencing of Jose Gomez III to 25 years in state prison on hate crime charges for the stabbing of a father and his two children. Prosecutors contend Gomez stabbed the family in Midland, TX because he thought they were Chinese which he blamed…
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70-year-old woman brutally beaten, kicked by 4 attackers in SF
A 70-year-old woman is speaking from her bedside after being beaten brutally and even kicked in the head by multiple attackers, in broad daylight in San Francisco.
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Poll: Distrust of Asian Americans is rising
Americans continue to wrongly blame people of Asian descent for the coronavirus, and a greater percentage are harboring distrust of their loyalties, according to a new report.
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Remembering Vincent Chin and the Deep Roots of anti-Asian Violence
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…
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July 2022: Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Continues to Surge
Between March 2020 and March 2022, more than 11,400 hate incidents against Asian Americans have been reported across the United States…
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What is Needed to End Anti-Asian Violence?
The platform of Neighborhood Safety Companions, a community effort to increase safety in Los Angeles Koreatown.
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Japanese Family Visiting Portland, OR Victimized by Racist Attack
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…
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“Who Killed Vincent Chin?” Screening and Panel Discussion
July 14, 6:30-8:30PM: Join us at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, LA, to commemorate 40 years since the murder of Vincent Chin. FREE RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/who-killed-vincent-chin-screening-and-panel-discussion-tickets-367232210427
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Man arrested in connection with vicious, unprovoked attack in Koreatown
A 45-year-old man suspected of striking Asian American Navy vet at a Koreatown bus stop in what police called an unprovoked attack was arrested Friday.