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· Ryan General
Asian American Gun Sales Spike in Response to Coronavirus Hate Crimes
Asian Americans are arming themselves in response to the growing xenophobia surrounding COVID-19. A spike in gun sales has been reported in parts of the West Coast, where a number of confirmed coronavirus cases emerged in recent weeks.
· Ryan General
Repeated Attacks on Buddhist Temples in Canada are Being Investigated as Hate Crimes
The Vietnamese community in Montreal Canada are lamenting the repeated attacks by unknown individuals on Buddhist temples in the city and statues at the local Chinatown neighborhood. According to Louis Le, a volunteer at the Quan Am temple, a statue at the site was destroyed in…
· Editorial Staff
SFPD Arrests Suspect in Hate Crime on Elderly Chinese Man, Searching for Second Suspect
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with the identity of the first suspect released by SFPD. San Francisco Police have made an arrest in the assault and robbery of the elderly Chinese man who was collecting cans in the Bayview Hunters-Point neighborhood.
· Carl Samson
California Man Charged With Hate Crime for Assaulting Sikh 7-Eleven Clerk Thinking He Was Muslim
A man who claims to hate Muslims is facing multiple charges after punching and throwing a hot cup of coffee at a Sikh clerk of a 7-Eleven store in Marysville, California on Saturday. The suspect, identified as John Crain, reportedly tried to leave the store without paying,…
· Bryan Ke
Fremont City Council Candidate’s Campaign Sign Vandalized in ‘Possible Hate Crime’
Fremont City Council candidate Justin Sha’s vandal case is now being looked at as a “possible hate crime” by the authorities after unnamed suspects drew swastikas on the politician’s campaign sign.
· Ryan General
Trump Supporters Caused 1 in 5 Hate Crimes Against South Asians, Muslims in 2017, Study Finds
Non-profit group South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) released a report on Wednesday titled “Communities on Fire” highlighting the significant surge of hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric in the year following the 2016 presidential election. The researchers…
· Carl Samson
U.K. Teens Arrested For Assaulting Korean Student With Glass Bottle in Hate Crime
South Korea is warning its citizens traveling to or residing in the U.K. after a university student fell victim to a racist attack, which reportedly occurred at 10:30 p.m. on October 15. In a statement, the South Korean Embassy urged citizens to be vigilant and report similar…
· Carl Samson
Widow of Indian Man Killed in Kansas Hate Crime Now Faces Deportation
Sunayana Dumala, widowed from the Kansas shooting in February, is now relying on a temporary employment authorization document so she can stay in the U.S. Dumala, whose residency status was tied to her husband, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, was terminated when the latter was killed on…
· Bryan Ke
California Neo-Nazi Charged with Hate Crime for Assaulting Filipino-Turkish Man in Fullerton
A man with a swastika tattoo on his shoulder was charged with hate crime for assaulting a Filipino-Turkish man in Fullerton, California, while yelling racial slurs at him. The assault happened in a Fullerton parking lot on Thursday. Tyson Theodore Mayfield became agitated when…
· J. Maraan
Asian Americans Are Targeted For Hate Crimes More Than We Think
From robberies targeting Asian-owned businesses in Philadelphia and Sacramento to sexual assaults and rapes targeting Asian women in New York City and Seattle, crimes that target our community are more common than we are led to believe. Earlier this year at the OC Night Market,…
· Carl Samson
New Website Tracks Rising Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans
Hate crimes against Asian-Americans can finally be tracked through one website launched just before Donald Trump’s inauguration. The site, titled “Stand Against Hatred,” was created by human rights nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) in an apparent effort to…
· Ryan General
Asians Are Now Being Targeted For Hate Crimes in LA, Experts Blame Donald Trump
At a time when minorities in the US are experiencing an unprecedented rise in hate-fueled crimes, a nonprofit group is aiming to provide a voice. Civil and human rights nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) recently launched a website to keep tabs on Anti-Asian hate…
· Ryan General
Korean Church in California Vandalized With Swastikas in Possible Hate Crime
Local authorities in Buena Park, California are currently investigating a possible hate crime after a Korean church was found to be vandalized with German texts and swastikas on Saturday. Churchgoers of the Presbyterian church called “True Light Christian” were shocked to see…
· Editorial Staff
Tech Entrepreneur Who Sold His Company For $970 Million Becomes Victim of a Hate Crime
Justin Kan, one of the founders of live-video platform Twitch.tv — sold to Amazon for a whopping $970 million in August 2014 — recently became the victim of a hate crime. At approximately 3:38 a.m. Saturday morning, an unidentified male went to the front of Kan’s house and…
· Leanna Chan
Korean Woman Spat On and Attacked with Hate Speech on Brooklyn Subway
A Korean woman was verbally assaulted with hate speech and spat on while riding the subway in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Seulji Lee detailed the racist encounter in a Facebook post along with a video and photo of the attacker. Lee decided to share her story and said, “I’m…
· Bryan Ke
Homeless Man Charged With Hate Crime for Attacking Cyclist Because of ‘an illegal Asian takeover’
A 38-year-old homeless man who attacked an Asian-American cyclist with a rock in Berkley, California and turned himself in at the Berkeley Police Department after the crime is now being charged with a hate crime. The incident happened last week on Tuesday at around…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Japanese Police Say ‘Dumb Criminal’ Logan Paul Committed At Least 4 Different Crimes
Nearly two weeks after Logan Paul’s infamous trip to Tokyo, Japanese police have announced that he could be charged with at least four different crimes after viewing his videos. The news comes as YouTube released a statement confirming that Paul would be punished for his…
· Ryan General
Crimes Against Asians Continue to Rise in U.S. Cities, Police Have No Clue Why
From targeted assaults on Chinese deliverymen to targeted looting of Asian-owned convenience stores, the significant rise of robberies targeting Asian Americans in multiple cities have authorities scratching their heads over criminals’ motivations in racially motivated attacks.…
· Kyle Encina
Crimes Against Asian Americans Rise At An Alarming Rate, Sacramento Police Warn
The Sacramento police have reported an alarming increase of crimes targeting Asian Americans, according to the Sacramento Bee. Officials revealed that the crimes ranged from home invasions to robberies and carjackings. Police spokesperson Eddie Macaulay stated that some…
· King Malleta
Queens Woman Hits Man With Umbrella Because She ‘Hates Chinese People’
A 68-year-old Chinese man was caught off guard when a woman whacked him with an umbrella while riding a bus in New York. Zenxin Wang moved to New York from China in 1986 and instantly fell in love with the diversity of the city. In an interview with New York Daily News, he even…