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· Ryan General
Man Arrested for Targeting Asian Woman for ‘Coronavirus Robbery’ In Brooklyn Train Station
An Asian woman was recently robbed and verbally attacked with racist insults inside a Brooklyn, New York train station. In what police sources described as a “coronavirus-inspired attack,” 60-year-old Oswald Jones approached and yelled at the victim at about 11 p.m. on Thursday…
· 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…
· Ryan General
AAJC, Asian American Groups Are Documenting Racist and Xenophobic Attacks Because of Coronavirus
Asian American groups are creating websites to document and condemn incidents of racism and attacks against people of Asian descent in the U.S. The collective effort is a response to the growing number of hate crimes linked to the COVID-19 outbreak, AsAm News reports.
· Carl Samson
‘Sanitize Your A**!’: Man Chases Elderly Asian Woman With Purell in Viral Video
A video of an elderly Asian woman being chased with a bottle of Purell has gone viral on Instagram. The scene, which took place in Miami Beach, Florida, was posted by a rapper, @1k_johnny_, who currently has 21,000 followers on Instagram and 1,600 subscribers on YouTube.
· Bryan Ke
Man Arrested for Coronavirus Hate Crime Against Asian Man, 10-Year-Old Son in NYC
A man accused of committing a hate crime against an Asian man and his 10-year-old son amid the on-going 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been arrested. The man, identified as 44-year-old Raoul Ramos, was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment as a hate…
· Khier Casino
59-Year-Old Asian Man Kicked in the Back By Teen in NYC
A 59-year-old Asian man was attacked and told to go back to his country by a young man while strolling along Madison Avenue on Tuesday night in the latest coronavirus-related hate crime in New York City. The incident was caught on surveillance footage in East Harlem on Tuesday…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Student Punched in the Face in NYC for Not Wearing a Face Mask
A Korean student was reportedly punched in the face by another woman in New York City for not wearing a face mask over fears of coronavirus (COVID-19). The incident happened on Tuesday at 10:20 a.m. on 34th Street near the Empire State Building, according to NYPD.
· Bryan Ke
Guardian Angels Protect Asian Americans in NYC Chinatown From Coronavirus Hate Crimes
A vigilante group known as the Guardian Angels are out on the streets of Chinatown in New York to help those targeted for hate crimes amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Guardian Angels founder Curtis Silwa told Currents News via AsAm News that people are now…
· Carl Samson
Asian Man Fights for His Life After Getting Stabbed Over a Dozen Times in Brooklyn
An Asian man is in critical condition after getting stabbed multiple times in Brooklyn, New York City over the weekend. The incident, which was caught in several videos (viewer discretion advised), reportedly took place on 8th Ave. near 57th St. in Sunset Park, just after 7 p.m.…
· 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.
· Carl Samson
CEO Who Sold His Startup for $1 Billion Relied on Alcohol for Escape, Now He’s Getting Sober
In April, entrepreneur Justin Kan announced his decision to quit drinking, a move that has since inspired others to also pursue a life of sobriety. The 35-year-old, who sold Twitch to Amazon in 2014 for $1 billion, had been drinking alcohol since he was in high school, enough…
· Bryan Ke
‘Socially Awkward’ Chinese Student Gets 8 Months in Jail for Fake Gun Threat
A 25-year-old Chinese graduate student in the U.K. was sentenced to eight months of prison for brandishing and making threats with a fake Beretta 92 pistol. Yihe Xiong, who was enrolled in a master’s program in computer science at the University of Exeter in South West England,…
· Jin Hyun
Asian Women Allegedly Harassed by Teens Playing Racist Music on London Bus
Several Asian women were allegedly racially harassed by a group of teenage boys on a London bus on July 11. A Japanese British woman, identified by her Instagram handle @saimiyamura, and her friend were on board the number 46 bus towards Lancaster Gate station when a group of…
· Khier Casino
Conservative Journalist Suffers ‘Brain Bleed’ After Attack at Protest
Conservative journalist Andy Ngo reportedly landed in the hospital after being attacked by a group of left-wing protestors at a protest in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. Ngo, an editor at Quilette, was covering protests against the Western-chauvinist group Proud Boys, which is…
· Bryan Ke
Bay Area Firefighters Called Out for Racist Holiday Card Mocking Asian Stereotypes
The Asian and Pacific Islander community of East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area has recently organized a meeting in Oakland, California to call out the Alameda Fire Department for sending out a racially offensive card for Lunar New Year.
· 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,…
· Ryan General
Woman Involved in Racist Subway Rampage in NYC Claims She Was Defending Herself
Anna Lushchinskaya, the woman who was caught on camera violently attacking another passenger inside a New York City subway train, is now saying she’s not at fault and was merely defending herself. Lushchinskaya, a 40-year-old lawyer, was filmed cursing, slapping and…
· Jin Hyun
How Will A No-Deal Brexit Affect Asians? Things Aren’t Looking Great
Race and immigration has always played a crucial role in the Brexit debate even before the 2016 referendum. From the blatantly racist anti-migrant posters presented by Nigel Farage to exhausting repetitions of the slogan, “taking back control of our borders,” it was clear from…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Sikh American Man Saved From Vicious Assault From White Supremacists By Turban
A pair of White supremacists beat a 50-year-old Sikh man and vandalized his truck with a racist message in Central California last week. The incident occurred while Surjit Malhi was placing campaign signs for local Republican candidates along a road in Keyes, Stanislaus County…