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Crime
Asian students racially attacked by taser-wielding man on SF bus
Families and students of Lowell High School in San Francisco are demanding a hate crime investigation and increased police presence after a ...
Carl Samson
NYC subway cellist quits performances after assault, calls for better protection
Iain Forrest, a subway cellist in New York City, announced he will be ceasing his performances in stations following a recent assault, where...
Michelle De Pacina
3 arrested for robbing, assaulting woman near Sacramento Asian supermarket
Three men have been arrested in connection with a violent robbery outside an Asian supermarket in South Sacramento earlier this year. What h...
China
Man who crashed into SF Chinese consulate had knives, crossbow: witnesses
The man fatally shot after plowing through the Chinese consulate in San Francisco had knives and a crossbow when he broke into the premises ...
6-year-old attacked with baseball bat stable, makes ‘unexpected progress’
The 6-year-old boy who wound up in a coma after being struck in the head with a baseball bat in Georgetown, Texas, is making “unexpected pro...
Man brutally attacks elderly shop worker in LA Chinatown robbery
Los Angeles police are investigating a violent robbery in Chinatown that has left an elderly smoke shop worker hospitalized. What happened: ...
Chicago
2 teen girls arrested for assaulting 61-year-old man, stealing his car in Chicago Chinatown
Two teenage girls were arrested in connection to the assault of Danxin Shi, a 62-year-old rideshare driver, in Chicago’s Chinatown. A...
3 women wanted for assaulting 61-year-old man, stealing his car in Chicago Chinatown
A 61-year-old Chinatown resident in Chicago was beaten and carjacked from by three women in front of his home on Tuesday evening. What happe...
Man wanted for yelling anti-Asian remarks, striking man with stick in Brooklyn
New York City police are looking for a man who allegedly made anti-Asian insults before assaulting another man in Brooklyn over the weekend....
93-year-old great-grandmother mauled to death by neighbor’s dogs in California
A 93-year-old great-grandmother died after being brutally attacked by her neighbor’s dogs in Modesto, California. What happened: Chanthy Phi...
Portland police ask for help identifying man who attacked Asian family
Portland police are looking for a man who was accused of assaulting an Asian family in late August. What happened: The incident, which the p...
Editorial Staff
Asian woman sues Los Angeles Metro for failing to help her during attack
An Asian woman who fell victim to what she believes was an attack against her race during a ride in Los Angeles’ Metro in May is now suing t...
Man wanted for yelling anti-Asian remarks, punching victim repeatedly on NYC subway
The New York Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly shouted anti-Asian remarks before assaulting a victim in Long Island City ...
Bay Area
Asian seniors, 88 and 86, assaulted in back-to-back San Francisco attacks
Two Asian women have fallen victim to separate attacks in the past two weeks in San Francisco, according to reports. The incidents: The pair...
Man accused of attacking Rep. Maryam Khan charged with felonies
A man accused of attacking Connecticut State Rep. Maryam Khan (D, CT-5) after an Eid al-Adha service late last month has been charged with f...
Boston man arrested for assaulting, spitting at couple in NYC anti-Asian attack
A Boston man has been arrested in connection with an anti-Asian attack against a couple in Manhattan, New York, on May 23. What happened: Th...
NYC career criminal sentenced to 12 years for striking Asian man with hammer
A woman who brutally attacked an Asian man with a hammer on a Manhattan subway platform last year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. ...
Dash cam catches man sucker-punching Texas TV meteorologist in road rage attack
A dash cam video showing a man sucker-punching a TV meteorologist in Texas is making headlines this week. What happened: Avery Tomasco, a mo...
Rep. Maryam Khan reportedly attacked after Eid al-Adha service in Connecticut
A man has been arrested and charged for attacking Rep. Maryam Khan (D, CT-5) after she attended an Eid al-Adha service with her family in Ha...
Bryan Ke
Social Media
Chinese woman accuses father-in-law of assaulting her with hot soup over length of her shorts
In a video shared on Chinese social media, a woman alleges her father-in-law assaulted her over the shorts she was wearing in the middle of ...
Iris Jung
Woman in anti-Asian car incident video claims to be half-Filipino, posts apology
Ashley Barkis, the woman caught in a viral video last week assaulting an Asian man after a car collision in Los Angeles, is receiving online...
‘Are you from America?’: Viral video shows woman attacking group of Asians following LA car collision
Footage of a woman’s racist tirade against an Asian male driver in Los Angeles has gone viral on TikTok. A video uploaded by TikTok u...
Ryan General
NYPD search for man who used anti-Asian slur, spit on aide of councilmember
New York City police are looking for a man who allegedly made anti-Asian remarks and spat on a staff member of Councilmember Gale Brewer. Th...
Australia
Australian man’s racist attack on group of Asians fishing caught on camera
A 69-year-old man was caught on camera attacking a group of Asians who were fishing in Queensland, Australia, on Anzac Day. Job Prasong, a ...
Suspect sentenced to prison for violent Rolex robbery in San Francisco
One of the suspects behind the violent Rolex robbery of two men in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 2019 has been sentenced to four years in pri...
Woman videoed angrily smashing robot in Chinese hospital garners sympathy online
In a video widely circulating on social media, a Chinese woman can be seen destroying a robot at a hospital. The footage, which was uploaded...
Man arrested, then freed, for allegedly threatening to kill Seattle journalist with baseball bat
A Seattle man has been released after being arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a local journalist last week. The incident, which was...
Teen filmed beating Asian security guard in San Francisco mall brawl
A video showing a teenager shoving and beating an Asian security guard in San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has gone viral on Twitter. The...
37-year-old S. Korean woman accused of stabbing 3 after being called ‘ajumma’
South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a woman accused of stabbing three people on a subway after she got offended when th...
Investigation launched after man in China allegedly forced to eat feces after torturing cats to death
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a videoed attack on a man suspected of abusing his adopted cats to death and sharing...
2 Native Hawaiians sentenced to prison for hate-crime beating of white homeowner
Two Native Hawaiian men who were found guilty of a hate crime for attacking a white homeowner in Maui has been sentenced in federal court. O...
Canada
Suspect who broke 93-year-old man’s hip during attack in Vancouver’s Chinatown is arrested
The suspect who broke a 93-year-old man’s hip in an unprovoked attack in Vancouver’s Chinatown last year has been arrested. The senior was w...
91-year-old woman with dementia punched, knocked into concrete in SF attack
A 91-year-old woman has reportedly fallen victim to a seemingly random attack in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The incident occurred at...
Man wanted for shoving Asian woman in unprovoked attack near NYC’s Herald Square
New York City police are looking for a man accused of shoving an Asian woman while calling her a “stupid Asian b*tch” near Manhattan’s Heral...
17-year-old arrested for kicking elderly Asian woman on SF Muni bus
Before you read: Elderly woman kicked in stomach on SF Muni bus: ‘As an Asian American, I don’t feel safe’ A 17-year-old male has been arres...
Man accused of yelling anti-Asian slurs, hitting victim with umbrella in NYC attack
New York City police are looking for an individual accused of assaulting an Asian man with an umbrella after allegedly yelling anti-Asian sl...
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