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· 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
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.…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Daughter Shares Plea to Stop Violence Against Asians
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice A. King, is showing her support against the rising violence on Asian Americans over the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In her Twitter post on March 20, the 56-year-old American minister, the youngest child of the iconic…
· Carl Samson
Suspects Who Attacked Singaporean Student in Coronavirus Panic in London Revealed
The Singaporean student brutally attacked in London last week has gone a step closer to justice as the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) releases surveillance photos of four men believed to be responsible for the incident. Jonathan Mok, 23, was walking along Oxford Street around…
· Ziye Wang
Why Asians are ‘Schrödinger’s Minority’
There’s a classic thought experiment in quantum physics wherein a cat is placed in an enclosed box. In the box is a radioactive sample with a 50% chance of killing the cat after a certain amount of time. When the box is opened, the state of the cat – alive or dead – is revealed.…
· Jin Hyun
We Asked People to Reveal Untold Stories of Racism Their Asian Parents Faced When They Left Home
Growing up as young Asian Americans comes with its fair share of challenges. However, what we often forget is the difficult struggles that our parents faced as well. We asked the children of Asian immigrants living in the U.S., U.K., and Canada about the struggles and…
· Khier Casino
Asian Americans in Sacramento Are Now Buying Guns Because They Keep Getting Robbed
The uptick in robberies and home invasions in south Sacramento in recent months has the Asian American community arming themselves for protection. Robberies, carjackings, and home invasions increased by 25% in the Meadowview neighborhood, and by 8% in the Fruitridge and Pocket…
· Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Why Asian Americans Should Not Remain Silent About Charlottesville
Dear fellow Asian Americans, Modern day Ku Klux Klan members marched through Charlottesville this past weekend, emboldened, in their own words, by our current President. They lacked hoods but if anyone doubted their intentions, they carried torches and Nazi and Confederate flags…
· Nami Thompson
I Became An Asian Gun Owner After My Neighbor Threatened To Kill My Baby
“What’re you sightseeing, camel-jockey?” I was playing with my infant outside of our rental home. We’d been living there for about two weeks. The house backs right up to the train tracks, and my silent shock was violated by a series of three drawn out train whistles. I looked…