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· Bryan Ke
Asian 7-Eleven Employee Punched in Possible Hate Crime in NYC
The New York Police Department is now investigating the attack on a 27-year-old 7-Eleven employee over the weekend as a possible hate crime. On April 3, just before 6 a.m., an unidentified man entered the convenience store’s branch at the corner of 8th Avenue and West 39th…
· Bryan Ke
Asian American Man Punched in Hate Crime Asks for Attacker to Get Restorative Justice, Not Jail
A Portland man has agreed to participate in a restorative justice resolution instead of facing jail time for attacking an Asian American man in December 2020. Daniel Hutchens, 38, pleaded guilty to a bias crime for assaulting an Asian American man at a Portland MAX stop last…
· Ryan General
BTS Comes Out in Support of #StopAsianHate Movement
Members of K-pop sensation BTS have expressed “grief and anger” amid the rise of hate crimes toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in recent months. The South Korean group tweeted a statement supporting the #StopAsianHate movement on March 29.
· Grace Kim
Man Arrested in Hate Crime After Stomping on Elderly Asian Woman in NYC
A man has been arrested on Wednesday on hate crime charges for the brutal assault of a 65-year-old Asian woman in Midtown Manhattan, according to police. The suspect, identified by the New York City police as Brandon Elliot, 38, was charged with two counts of assault as a hate…
· Ryan General
Megan Thee Stallion Partners With May Lee and Fashion Nova to Donate $50,000 to Fighting Anti-Asian Hate
Grammy Award-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion has partnered with Fashion Nova and journalist/activist May Lee to donate $50,000 to a nonprofit advancing the rights of Asian Americans in Georgia and the Southeast. The donation, made to Advancing Justice Atlanta, is Megan’s…
· Grace Kim
Man Arrested On Hate Crime Charges For Threatening Elderly Asian Woman in NYC
A man, 48, has been arrested for harassing an elderly Asian woman, 65, in Midtown Manhattan over the weekend, according to police. Bobby Eli was arrested one day after the incident occurred on Friday and has been charged with second-degree aggravated harassment and third-degree…
· Carl Samson
New York Deploys Undercover Asian Agents to Combat Hate Crimes
In an effort to end the violence against Asian Americans, New York City will deploy officers to the streets in plain clothes starting this weekend. The plan, part of a two-pronged approach announced on Thursday, will use an all-Asian team of police officers, according to New…
· Isa Peralta
Asian American Mom’s TikTok Video Explaining #StopAsianHate to Her Kids Goes Viral
A Korean American mother’s TikTok video, which features her discussing racism with her children, has recently gone viral. Jane Park had a tough talk with her two children, aged 5 and 7, after last week’s Atlanta spa shootings. She decided to share a video of their discussion…
· Carl Samson
Pro-Uyghur Protesters Called Racists at Stop Asian Hate Rally in Washington D.C.
Protesters denouncing the plight of China’s Uyghur population clashed with marchers condemning the rise of anti-Asian violence in McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon. The moment was caught in a series of videos that have now gone viral on Twitter, drawing…
· 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
Hundreds of #StopAsianHate Supporters Hold Rally Over Mass Shooting in Atlanta
After the recent spa shootings in Georgia, which left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women, hundreds of people attended an anti-racism rally in Atlanta on Saturday. The rally, held at Atlanta’s Liberty Plaza, was attended by people of various backgrounds who gathered…
· Ryan General
Stop AAPI Hate Records 3,795 Attacks on Asians Since March 2020
New data has revealed that 1,691 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination from California have been reported at the Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center between March 2020 and February this year. Information released on Tuesday noted that from March 19, 2020, to Feb. 28 this year,…
· Ryan General
Biden Says Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes is ‘Un-American and It Must Stop’
President Joe Biden has condemned the rising number of attacks on Asian Americans during his Thursday night’s address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden calls out the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the pandemic, saying they’re “attacked, harassed,…
· Ryan General
Woman Charged With Hate Crime and Battery For Using Racial Slurs, Spitting on Asian Man
Santa Clara County officials revealed that a woman who allegedly spat on an Asian American man and told him to “go back to where you came from” has been charged with misdemeanor hate crime and battery. Karen Inman, 39, is accused of attacking the man as he was eating lunch…
· Bryan Ke
LA Dodgers’ Black-Asian American Manager Pens Email on Surge in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has addressed the rising anti-Asian violence in an internal email sent to the organization. In the email obtained by The Athletic, Roberts, a son of a Black man and a Japanese woman, described the rising attacks against elderly…
· Ryan General
Creator of Free Website for COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Uses Platform to Raise Anti-Asian Hate Awareness
After creating a website that helps New Yorkers find COVID-19 vaccines, a software developer is using his new platform to take a stand against anti-Asian hate. What is TurboVax: Last month, Huge Ma launched TurboVax, a website that “finds appointments from 53 city and state-run…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Faces Possible Hate Crimes After Using Racial Slurs, Spitting on Asians in Mountain View
The Mountain View Police Department (MVPD) arrested a 39-year-old woman connected to a string of anti-Asian hate crimes last month, where she made racially-charged comments and spat on one of the Asian victims. Karen Inman was arrested around 11 a.m. on March 5 for attempting to…
· Ryan General
Police Data Shows 150% Increase in Hate Attacks on Asians Across Major Cities in 2020
Police department statistics from 2020 showed a nearly 150% increase in hate-fueled attacks on Asian Americans across major cities in the U.S. from the year before, a recent analysis revealed. California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism compiled data…
· Bryan Ke
Girl, 13, Rallies Hundreds Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the Bay Area
A 13-year-old girl from San Mateo, California is doing her part to help her community by gathering hundreds of people for a rally to denounce anti-Asian hate crimes. Ashlyn So, a middle school student and an emerging fashion designer, gathered hundreds of people from her…
· Carl Samson
Sacramento Councilwoman Announces Plan to Fight Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Sacramento councilwoman Mai Vang is pushing back against the recent surge of anti-Asian hate crimes with a resolution. Sacramentans reported a total of 57 hate crimes in the previous year, eight of which were specifically anti-Asian.