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· Isa Peralta
In the span of just two days, a woman in New York has raised over $100,000 to help members of the Asian community pay for taxi rides. Last week, Maddy Park created the Instagram account @cafemaddycab, according to WABC.
· Editorial Staff
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis has apologized for using an anti-Asian slur in his Tweet from Sunday night. “Gotta stop letting gooks in Miami,” the now-deleted Tweet read.
· Kimberly Nguyen
Rihanna took to the streets of New York City this past weekend with her assistant to protest the surge of violence against the Asian community. Visualized in a series of posts by her assistant Tina Truong, whom she attended the Sunday march with, the Fenty founder could be seen…
· Grace Kim
Johnny Juzang, who plays as a junior guard for the UCLA Bruins, may become the first Asian American lottery pick for the NBA. Juzang, whose mother is Vietnamese, has made enormous strides for the team since he transferred over from Kentucky. The Bruins are headed into the Final…
· Grace Kim
Two New York City doormen have reportedly been fired for standing by as a woman just outside their building was brutally attacked on March 29. The assailant reportedly punched and kicked the 65-year-old woman, identified as Vilma Kari, in the head outside of a building owned by…
· Bryan Ke
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…
· Grace Kim
Steph Curry recently wore shoes created with the Bruce Lee Foundation to stand in solidarity with the Asian community in Atlanta. On Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, Curry wore a special set of Curry 8s that were hand-painted yellow and black. These shoes featured an…
· Carl Samson
A 15-year-old male in connection with an attack against an elderly Asian couple from last year in Tacoma, WA has recently been arrested. The incident occurred when the husband and wife, both Korean, were walking down Stevens Street near their apartment on Nov. 19, 2020. A video…
· Bryan Ke
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…
· Bryan Ke
Authorities have recently confirmed attacks involving three Asian seniors that occurred on the same day in San Francisco. First attack: On March 28, the police responded to a call about a violent robbery on Felton Street at around 6:30 p.m., according to KRON4.
· Carl Samson
An Asian senior was fatally stabbed while walking her dogs in Riverside, CA on Saturday morning. The incident, which police say appeared to be “completely random,” occurred in the area of Golden Avenue in the neighborhood of La Sierra just after 7 a.m.
· Ryan General
A Chick-fil-A customer in Houston was shocked to find the word “China” in place of her name on her receipt. The customer, whose first name is Tina, ordered her meal at the drive-thru at a Chick-fil-A in Houston on March 22, Business Insider reported.
· Grace Kim
A group of four people robbed an elderly Asian couple in Oakland, California on Monday, but not before their machete-wielding son was able to chase them away. The incident occurred outside the family’s home at around 4:30 p.m. while the parents were sitting on their front porch…
· Isa Peralta
A Chinatown restaurant owner in Chicago has been donating meals once a week to Asian seniors for over three months. Jackson Chiu, who owns 312 Fish Market, has made a variety of dishes for these seniors, from California rolls to unagi don tamago. His restaurant “started with the…
· Ryan General
Phoenix police are investigating a possible “bias related” attack on an Asian American man during a basketball game at Phoenix Suns Arena on Tuesday. The unidentified victim was with his two children when he heard profanities before a beer bottle was thrown at him, reports…
· Carl Samson
A total of 700 whistles meant to protect Asian seniors from racial violence in San Francisco has been stolen this week. The whistles, to be used in the event of a potential threat or attack, are part of an ongoing project called “When We Come Together,” which has donated at…
· Grace Kim
A 94-year-old woman was surprised to receive a jersey from one of her favorite NBA players after Twitter user Lili Gu shared with the world just how much her grandmother loved the sport. Gu’s grandmother appears to have become an avid basketball fan during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
· Editorial Staff
An Asian American-owned business in Taylorsville, Utah recently received an anonymous letter stating that all Asian people must “go home now.” The letter, which was written on March 17, mentions the six victims of Asian descent who were murdered during last month’s mass shooting…
· Kimberly Nguyen
A 74-year-old woman has been arrested following an assault of a coffee shop manager in Steveston Richmond, Canada. The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. on Monday when Nikki, a manager at Rocanini Coffee Roasters, was allegedly assaulted with racial slurs and coffee by a couple…
· Grace Kim
Martial arts schools in New York City reported that more people are expressing interest in their self-defense classes amid the rise of anti-Asian violence. “On a typical week we might get a handful of inquiries. The past two weeks it has been, I would say, quadruple that,” Jay…
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