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· Ryan General
SF Ramen Shop May Close Forever After 3rd Burglary This Year
An Asian-owned restaurant in San Francisco lost a couple thousand dollars worth of items after it was raided by a group of thieves on Friday. It was the third time that Ushi Taro Ramen, a shop on 9th Avenue in Sunset District, had been broken into by burglars in just a little…
· Carl Samson
Bay Area Mom Demands Justice a Year After Son Was Gunned Down
A mother in the Portola neighborhood of San Francisco continues to seek justice a year after her son was murdered while taking a break from an online class. Kelvin Chew, 19, a student at the City College of San Francisco, took a walk after a Zoom class and failed to return home.
· Carl Samson
SF Firefighters Volunteer to Patrol Chinatown to End Anti-Asian Violence
Current and former firefighters of the San Francisco Fire Department are volunteering to help end anti-Asian American violence in their city. On Sunday, an Asian woman fell victim to a strong-arm robbery and was dragged by a getaway car.
· Ryan General
Asian American Army Veteran Beaten in Clear Hate Crime in SF
An Asian American Army veteran experienced verbal and physical abuse while at a bus stop in San Francisco. Ron Tuason, 56, claims he was assaulted for wearing a veteran’s hat near Ocean and Plymouth Avenues on March 13 at around 4 p.m., according to KPIX.
· Editorial Staff
SF Woman Beaten and Dragged by Robbers Has Message: ‘I Forgive You’
A San Francisco woman, who was dragged by a getaway car after being robbed in broad daylight, tells her attackers to “Know that you’re loved.” The woman, who was only identified as Clarisse, was walking home with a friend from church on Sunday, according to ABC 7 News.
· Maina Chen
Chinese Grandma Who Fought Off Attacker to Donate Over $900K from GoFundMe to AAPI Community
Xiao Zhen Xie, the 75-year-old elderly woman who fought back an attacker in San Francisco, has decided to donate all her GoFundMe money back to the Asian American community. What happened: Last Wednesday, Xie was leaning by a light pole around Market Street when a man punched…
· Ryan General
Second Fundraiser Set Up for Elderly Asian Violently Attacked by Man in San Francisco
San Francisco police have arrested a man in connection to a violent assault along Market Street and 7th Street on Wednesday morning against two elderly Asian people: an 83-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman who fought back. Steven Jenkins, 39, was booked on two counts of…
· Grace Kim
13-Year-Old Boy Attacked by Teens, Told to ‘Go Back to Your Country’ in Queens
A 13-year-old boy was attacked by a group of teenagers on a playground in Queens on Tuesday. Ongoing investigation: The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is looking into the incident that occurred at around 6:30 p.m. in Bowne Park.
· Bryan Ke
Elderly Asian Woman Fights Back After Man Punches Her in the Face in SF
A 75-year-old Asian woman reportedly beat up a man who assaulted her in another unprovoked attack in San Francisco, witnesses said. Xiao Zhen Xie was leaning by a light pole while waiting at the traffic light around Market Street in San Francisco when a 39-year-old man…
· Ryan General
Suspect Arrested For Brutally Attacking Two Asian Men in San Francisco
Two unprovoked attacks attributed to a single suspect in San Francisco on Monday left one 59-year-old Asian man partially blind and another, a 64-year-old Asian man, with life-threatening injuries. Danilo Yu Chang, a Chinese Filipino man living in Vallejo, suffered injuries that…
· Ryan General
Woman Filmed Coughing on Uber Driver Arrested, Facing Robbery and Battery Charges
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to reflect the news that Arna Kimiai was released on $75,000 bail on Monday. One of the women captured on video coughing on and verbally abusing an Uber driver in San Francisco has reportedly turned herself in.
· Bryan Ke
Family of Vicha Ratanapakdee Outraged After SF DA Says Teen Killer Had ‘Temper Tantrum’
The family of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai American who was murdered in broad daylight, expressed outrage after San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin compared the incident to a “temper tantrum” in an interview. Reaction to the comment: Boudin told the New York…
· Carl Samson
Two Asian American Business Owners Attacked and Robbed in Separate Incidents in Maryland
Two Asian American women have fallen prey to a series of robberies targeting restaurant owners in Montgomery County, Maryland. The first incident reportedly took place in Wheaton just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 1.
· Eric Toda
My People Are Dying in Silence — and I’m Here With a Megaphone
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Adweek and reposted with permission. In the late ’90s, my grandfather was badly beaten by a group of teenagers. Nothing was stolen. He was simply left to die in one of San Francisco’s famed parks.
· Carl Samson
Hundreds Rally Against Anti-Asian Attacks in California, New York
Protesters gathered in Los Angeles and New York City on Saturday to denounce the escalating number of violent incidents against Asian Americans in the country. Organized by Stand For Asians Solidarity, an informal ad hoc committee, the Los Angeles rally was held at the State…
· Bryan Ke
Family Accuses Bay Area Nursing Facility of Hitting 87-Year-Old Grandma
The family of an 87-year-old woman is demanding an apology from a San Rafael, California nursing facility after she allegedly suffered abuse and neglect from the staff. The woman’s family placed her at the Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after suffering a…
· Bee Vang
10 Years After Starring in ‘Gran Torino’, I See Today’s Anti-Asian Racism for What it Really Is
Back in 2008, I starred opposite Clint Eastwood in “Gran Torino” playing the lead Hmong role in a tale of two people transcending their differences to form an unlikely human bond. It was a historic cinematic moment for Hmong people around the world, despite its copious…
· Khanh Tran
Second Suspect Arrested in DoorDash Carjacking and Child Abduction Case in SF
San Francisco Police have arrested the second suspect in the carjacking and abduction of two children earlier this month. Police confirmed to CBS SF that they have arrested a second suspect from the DoorDash carjacking and abduction of two children in San Francisco’s Pacific…
· Michelle Kim
On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: Who Is Our Real Enemy?
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium and reposted with permission. In recent weeks, there have been over 20 attacks on Asian businesses and people, mostly elders, with little to no coverage from the mainstream news outlets. Videos documenting such…
· Bryan Ke
Asian American, Black, Latinx, Indigenous Activists to Hold Emergency Rally Against Racism
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include Indigenous rally organizers, according to Rohan Zhou-Lee. Activists from the Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian American community will hold an emergency rally in New York City on Saturday in response to the string of…