Tag: asian seniors
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Attention Korean and Korean Americans Who Have Experienced Hate Crimes and Racism
KYCC Clinical Services is recruiting Korean and Korean American participants who have experienced, or know someone who has experienced, an incident of hate crime or racism, to join an in-person focus group. Focus groups will be conducted in both Korean and English.
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Justice for Roques Community Celebration
December 17, 2022: Community Event to Celebrate and Reaffirm Commitment to Win Justice for Roques! On a holiday season afternoon at The Robinson S.P.A.C.E. in historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, participants and supporters of the #JusticeForRoques campaign came together to share stories, lessons and fun to support the Roque family in their effort to win justice…
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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…
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Feb. 16, 2022 Solidarity Gathering to Honor Victims of Anti-Asian Violence, Koreatown, Los Angeles (videos)
People came from a diversity of communities, joining in solidarity to honor victims of violent hate crime attacks on Asian Americans, re-committing themselves to continue the fight to address systemic causes of the violence and extend efforts to build unity. A key demand coming out of the event was to have funds from both the…
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A Year After A Brutal Beating in Koreatown, Neighbors Push For Action To End Anti-Asian Hate
LAist.com By Josie Huang Published Feb 17, 2022 11:26 AM Under the gauzy glow of a shopping plaza sign in Koreatown, dozens of people gathered for a vigil Wednesday night to mark a bleak anniversary. A few yards away from where they stood, on the corner of 6th and Berendo, is where a Korean American veteran…
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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…
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Asian woman pushed into oncoming NYC subway train & dies
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…
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Interview With Esther Lim, Creator of “How to Report a Hate Crime” Booklets
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…
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NSC Working with Seniors to Fight Anti-Asian Violence in Koreatown
On Friday November 5, NSC members visited with seniors at Wilshire Towers in Koreatown, Los Angeles to distribute safety supplies, including pepper spray, whistles. Educational material about how to report hate crimes and other personal supplies were also handed out. Many of the mostly Asian seniors living in this senior home stated that they have…
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‘Miraculous’ survival after brutal attack outside El Cajon trolley stop
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/miraculous-survival-after-brutal-attack-outside-el-cajon-trolley-stop