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· Carl Samson
An Asian woman saw a gun pointed at her head in her own apartment in Flushing, Queens last week. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred around 6:40 p.m. on Feb. 26.
· Bryan Ke
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…
· Ryan General
Hate crime incidents against Asians in Vancouver have increased by over 700% in 2020, a report presented to the local police board last week revealed. The statistic is included in an annual review, which is also composed of figures in sex offenses, robberies, culpable homicide…
· Carl Samson
A 44-year-old Asian woman was punched, kicked and dragged on the ground during a recent robbery in Queens, NY. The incident, which was caught on security camera, occurred outside an apartment building on 35th Avenue and Linden Place in the neighborhood of Flushing on Feb. 23.
· Carl Samson
A man was stabbed and killed while standing up for a group of Asian men against robbers in Brooklyn, NY. The incident began inside an illegal gambling den on 58th St. in the neighborhood of Sunset Park at around 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 26.
· Bryan Ke
Des Moines police in Washington state are searching for a man who was captured by several porch cameras sabotaging at least 18 cars by slashing their brakes. Jackie Tran, one of the victims, only realized what happened to her car when her brakes failed to respond after pulling…
· Ryan General
Editor’s Note: This article has been edited with an update from the 5th Precinct of the NYPD via Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou’s Facebook page. An Asian man is in critical but stable condition after getting stabbed by a butcher knife in New York’s Chinatown on Thursday evening.
· Ryan General
Japanese American visual artist and activist Drue Kataoka has organized a fundraiser to support the Asian American Federation, a non-profit organization that aims to end discrimination and violence toward the Asian community. The recent surge in anti-Asian violence is alarming.…
· Carl Samson
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.
· Carl Samson
A Chinese American-owned butcher shop in Sacramento, California is seeking help to identify a man who left a dead cat in their parking lot this earlier week. The incident, which was caught on surveillance videos, occurred at the Mad Butcher Meat Company even with a security…
· Carl Samson
An elderly Asian woman who went missing in Virginia Beach, Virginia was found dead after four days of police and community search efforts. While taking the trash out, Shu-jin Wu, 76, wandered away from her home in the 1500 block of Gallery Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 17.
· Bryan Ke
Jeremy Lin has called for unity as the violence against Asian Americans continues to rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 32-year-old Palo Alto native recently appeared as a guest on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Race in America: A Candid Conversation,” where he expressed he was…
· Ryan General
In response to the spike in attacks against Asian Americans, California lawmakers are approving a significant amount to aid the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center in its efforts to fight anti-Asian racism. In passing Assembly Bill 85 (AB85) on Monday, Assemblymember Phil Ting…
· Carl Samson
An Asian woman was reportedly pepper-sprayed while walking along a street in New York City’s SoHo. The incident, which appears to be the latest in the city’s growing number of anti-Asian crimes, occurred on W. Houston Street at around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 16.
· Bryan Ke
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…
· Carl Samson
Two elderly Asians were assaulted and robbed in Quincy, Massachusetts last week. The attacks, which occurred on separate occasions, took place near North Quincy MBTA subway station on West Squantum Street on Feb. 18.
· Ryan General
The successful landing of the NASA Perseverance rover on Mars on Thursday after its 293 million-mile journey from Earth was made possible by a team of scientists and engineers from multiple disciplines, including several Asian Americans. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a…
· Carl Samson
A man from Berkeley, California has been taken into custody after using social media to share threats about killing Asians. Reginald Jackson, a former gang member, allegedly wrote about beating up, blowing up and robbing Asians ahead of the Lunar New Year.
· Carl Samson
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…
· Ryan General
A number of international brands have joined the call to end anti-Asian hate and expressed their solidarity with Asian Americans following a series of violent attacks against the community in the last couple of months. Some of these companies have taken to social media, posting…
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