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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…
· Editorial Staff
TikTok User Confronts Man Allegedly Tearing Down Anti-Asian Hate Flyers in Mountain View
A TikTok user confronted a man who was allegedly tearing down flyers advertising a protest against Asian violence in Mountain View, California. The user, who goes by Rayah Sunshine, can be seen approaching the older white man in a video she uploaded on Monday.
· Bryan Ke
Yelp Makes it Easier to Support Struggling Asian-Owned Businesses During Pandemic, Rising Attacks
Yelp has launched a new category to help struggling businesses as anti-Asian attacks continue to rise amid the pandemic. The company is partnering with Gold House, a nonprofit collective that promotes unity, representation and success among the Asian and Pacific Islander…
· 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…
· 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,…
· 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…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Over 300 Rally Against Anti-Asian Hate With Asian American Federation in NYC
Hundreds of people gathered at a rally organized by the Asian American Federation (AAF) in New York City to denounce the rising number of anti-Asian attacks. Over 300 New Yorkers joined the city’s elected officials and community leaders at the Rise Up Against Asian Hate rally…
· Bryan Ke
NY’s Unfunded Asian Hate Crime Task Force Recorded 28 Attacks in 2020
New York City officials said during a media conference on Tuesday that the Asian hate crime task force will continue to stop the rising number of anti-Asian attacks fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force was created in response to the growing cases of anti-Asian attacks…
· 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
Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Wu and Amanda Nguyen Shine Light on Rising Violence Against Asian Americans
Actors Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wu, along with civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, recently appeared on MSNBC’s “American Voices” with Alicia Menendez to shed light on the rising violence against Asian Americans. In the interview on Sunday, the MSNBC anchor discussed the…
· Jaeson Ma
I Didn’t Think it Could Happen To Me: Asian Hate Crime is Real
To be honest — the last few weeks as I’ve been self quarantined in my loft in downtown LA — I haven’t felt the extent of the hate crimes against Asians in America I was reading about. I saw a few posts, some articles, and didn’t think it could be me. I was wrong. Very wrong.…
· 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…
· Maina Chen
Asian Twitter Rallies to Support the Black Community for #JusticeForAhmaud
The Asian American community shows its solidarity and seeks justice for Ahmaud Arbery, alongside its fellow marginalized Black community on Twitter with #JusticeForAhmaud. Ahmaud Arbery was a 25-year-old runner who was gunned down while jogging in his Brunswick, Georgia…
· Bryan Ke
NYPD Seeks Help Identifying Suspect Who Repeatedly Punched Asian Man at Queens Subway
The NYPD needs help in identifying a suspect who allegedly assaulted an Asian man inside a Queens subway station last month. What happened: The unidentified man approached the 22-year-old victim while inside the Queens Plaza subway station at around 1:30 p.m. on April 18,…
· Carl Samson
Middle School Teachers Suspended Over ‘Derogatory’ Test Question Against Chinese Culture
Three middle school teachers with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) in Texas have been put on administrative leave pending investigation on a test question that encouraged racial stereotypes about Chinese culture. Joy Lim, a 2018 Carrollton…
· Bryan Ke
Topps Sparks Outrage With Sticker Showing BTS Beaten Amid Anti-Asian Attacks
Topps, an American trading card manufacturing company, has apologized for a newly released product that depicts a Grammy Awards trophy ready to injure the members of K-pop group BTS. The item is one of the stickers from Topps’ “Shammy Awards” sticker collection, which was…
· Bryan Ke
Man Arrested After Beating, Spitting on Elderly Korean Woman in NY
Police in White Plains, New York has arrested a 40-year-old man connected to the assault of an 83-year-old Korean American woman. The assault occurred outside Nordstrom at the Westchester Mall in White Plains at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to ABC7’s CeFaan Kim.
· Khier Casino
Couple Finds Anti-Asian Slur Spray-Painted on Car in Georgia Parking Lot
A couple in Suwanee, Georgia discovered their car spray-painted with the racial slur “ch*nk” last Friday, police said. Sonethida Siharath and her husband were walking back to their Nissan Altima after watching the movie at the Movie Tavern at 2855 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road on…