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· Ryan General
Chinese Billionaire Gets 5 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old
A real estate billionaire in China was sentenced to only five years in prison for molesting a 9-year-old girl in his hotel room. The details: Chinese tycoon Wang Zhenhua was arrested and detained a year ago for the sexual assault that resulted in the girl suffering from vaginal…
· Maina Chen
Asian Man Assaulted By Man Having a Racist Meltdown in NYC 7-Eleven
A man’s racist tirade against Asians turned violent when a Facebook user called out his behavior in a 7-Eleven in Queens, New York. Sungmin Kwon recorded the racially-charged attacks, both verbal and physical, and posted the videos to Facebook, where he was called the racial…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Survivors Come Forward With Claims of Sexual Assault From Producer and DJ Graves
Trigger Warning: The content of this article may upset survivors of rape and sexual assault, with links to detailed stories. Twitter users @tiffanynonaka (Tiffany), and @Rude_girrl (Alice) have come forward with allegations of sexual assault by producer and DJ Graves from…
· Bryan Ke
Mark Wahlberg Blasted Over Past Racism When He Assaulted Black and Asian People
The internet reminded actor Mark Wahlberg about his history of hate crimes after he tweeted in solidarity following the murder of George Floyd. The 49-year-old actor posted a tribute to Floyd on his social media account and called the fatal arrest heartbreaking, AsAm News…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Karen Teens Assaulted by Bullies on Viral Snapchat Video in Iowa
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to clarify the age range of the teens involved. A Snapchat user posted a video on Facebook showing three boys of Karen descent, who are believed to be middle schoolers, repeatedly being punched by another group of teens in Des Moines,…
· Carl Samson
Pregnant Woman Arrested For Allegedly Defending Herself From Racist Nurse Who Assaulted Her
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from the Sheboygan Police Department. A Hmong American woman who sought treatment at a hospital in Wisconsin is now in court defending herself after standing up to a nurse who allegedly called her a “ch*nk.”
· Kelly Yang
Harvard Law School Came After Me for Speaking Up About My Sexual Assault
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium and reposted with permission. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely of the author. Recently, my alma mater Harvard Law School wrote to me asking for a donation for my 15th reunion, a class I’ll always share…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Man Living in Malta Assaulted in Racially-Motivated Attack
A Japanese man was assaulted and told he had the coronavirus by a cab driver in a racially-motivated attack in Malta. The incident occurred last week when the man, identified as Daisuke Endo, went out with his children, according to Lovin Malta. After hailing a cab to return…
· Editorial Staff
Queens City Council Member Peter Koo Assaulted and Robbed, Believes It Wasn’t ‘Racially Motivated’
Queens city council member Peter Koo revealed he was the victim of an assault and mugging on his way home on Thursday April 9 in a disturbing Facebook post. Koo, who is 67, was returning to his home in downtown Flushing when three masked individuals followed him into the lobby…
· Carl Samson
ER Nurse in Toronto Says She Was SPAT On, Verbally Assaulted ‘Because I’m Asian’
An emergency room nurse in Toronto, Canada was allegedly spat on and verbally assaulted because of her Asian background this week. The incident reportedly occurred while Katherine Cheung, who just moved from Markham, was out with another nurse in the area of University Avenue…
· Bryan Ke
Tourist in China Deported for Assaulting Health Worker Asking Him to Wear Mask
A foreigner was kicked out of China after he threw a cell phone at a health worker who told him to put on a mask as the world continues to battle COVID-19. The incident took place outside a residential community in the city of Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi province, on…
· Maina Chen
Influencer Feral Creature and Elderly Dog Allegedly Assaulted During Walk in Brooklyn
Los Angeles native and New York-based veteran blogger and full-time brand content creator Feral Creature (Eugénie Grey) and her 11.5-year-old elderly dog claim they are victims of another presumably racist attack from the COVID-19 outbreak.
· Carl Samson
NYC Commuter Accused of Trying to Assault Asian Couple for ‘Spreading Coronavirus’
A student in New York City has accused a fellow commuter of discriminating against him and his girlfriend for wearing face masks on the train last week. In a Facebook post on Friday, Noel Chan Zin shared clips of the male commuter, who allegedly blamed the couple for spreading…
· Ryan General
3 Arrested for Assault and Verbal Abuse of Chinese Students in UK
A group of people were recently arrested after physically attacking four Chinese students in Southampton on March 17. The victims, three Chinese men and one woman, are reportedly all in their early 20s. The students were outside the student accommodation on Vincent’s Walk at…
· Carl Samson
UPDATE: Philadelphia Police Reveal Group Assaulted and Robbed Man in October 2019
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with the latest information from the Philadelphia Police Department. Police have reportedly identified two individuals from a group that sucker-punched and robbed a man in Philadelphia.
· Maina Chen
‘Chinese Virus’ Is Racist and Asians Are Being Assaulted Because of It
Update: This article has been updated to change the headline to ‘Chinese Virus’ is Racist and Asians Being Assaulted Because of It. Since Wednesday, March 18, U.S. President Donald Trump has tripled down on the phrase “Chinese Virus,” as the “accurate” term for the COVID-19…
· Carl Samson
Vietnamese Woman and Brother Allegedly Assaulted for Wearing a Face Mask in Australia
A Vietnamese woman living in Australia has reportedly become a recent victim of the racism and violence that Asians are experiencing amid the COVID-19 outbreak. In a Facebook post this week, Amber Mai, who is studying in Sydney, claimed that she and her brother were assaulted…
· Bryan Ke
‘We are Whites you f**king c*nt’: UK Nurse Assaulted by Racist Couple on Her Way to Overtime Shift
An Asian nurse living in the U.K. was “racially abused” by a couple on her way to work fighting the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Reizel Quaichon and other medical workers are “risking their lives” working long hours fighting the COVID-19 crisis, and the incident…
· Carl Samson
‘Go Back to China!’: Asian American Chef Says She Was Assaulted, Told She Had Coronavirus in London
In another incident of apparent racism and xenophobia towards Asians, a chef and entrepreneur in London recalled being physically and verbally assaulted on the street for “having coronavirus.” Angie Mar, owner of restaurant and cocktail bar The Beatrice Inn, was minding her own…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Woman Assaulted and Robbed in SF Chinatown Comes Forward
A woman who was assaulted and robbed of her purse in San Francisco’s Chinatown has come forward with details of the attack that happened only hours after the now infamous assault and robbery of an elderly Chinese man in Bayview.