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· Carl Samson
High School Teacher’s Nose and Teeth Damaged After Being Attacked With a ‘Rock’ in Seattle Chinatown
A Japanese American woman ended up with a fractured nose and chipped teeth after she was struck with a hard object in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District last week. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred while Noriko Nasu and her boyfriend, Michael…
· Ryan General
Asian Orgs Demand NY Chinatown Stabber Be Charged With Hate Crime After Previous Asian Attack
Asian American activists have flocked outside the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Monday to demand that the stabbing of an Asian man in Chinatown be regarded as a hate crime and the man involved be charged accordingly. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to…
· Ryan General
YouTuber Gives $1,000 Tips to 5 Struggling Restaurants in NY Chinatown
A Chinese-language vlogger recently gave out hongbaos (bright red envelopes) stuffed with generous tips to his favorite restaurants in Manhattan’s Chinatown. On Friday, YouTuber Arieh Smith, known to his 3.49 million subscribers as Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约, uploaded a video in which he…
· Carl Samson
New Group Now Patrolling Oakland Chinatown to Protect Fellow Asian Americans
A new foot patrol group has been created in the Chinatown neighborhood of Oakland, California to protect Asian Americans from further violence. For weeks, an increase in anti-Asian incidents has been reported across the country, sparking solidarity protests and community…
· Ryan General
Asian Man in Critical Condition After Being Stabbed in the Back With a Butcher Knife in NY Chinatown
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.
· Bryan Ke
London Chinatown Bakery Vandalized With Black Paint, $2,800 Reward Offered for Arrest
A Japanese bakery is offering a reward to anyone who comes forward with information about the person who vandalized the London Chinatown store over the weekend. Kova Patisserie, which also has branches in Soho and South Kensington, was targeted by an unknown assailant on Feb. 21.
· Bryan Ke
Chinatown Shop Owner Who Saved Woman from Robbery By Firing Gun is Arrested, Bailed Out
An Oakland Chinatown liquor store owner was arrested and bailed out after firing his gun four times to save a woman in her 30s from a violent robbery on Monday. The 36-year-old store owner faces one count of felony assault with a firearm. He was bailed out on Tuesday at $60,000,…
· Khanh Tran
Chinatown Shop Owner Stops Robbery By Firing 4 Shots at Suspects in Oakland
A store owner intervened in a robbery attempt outside their store by opening fire on the suspect in Oakland’s Chinatown. The store owner saw the suspect knocking down and attempting to steal a camera from a woman in her 30s at 9th and Franklin streets around 6 p.m. on Monday,…
· Carl Samson
Hundreds Are Volunteering to Escort Elderly Asian Americans in Oakland’s Chinatown
To help deter further attacks against the Asian community, hundreds of volunteers have signed up to accompany older Asian Americans walking around Oakland’s Chinatown. Of the more than 2,800 anti-Asian attacks reported nationally between March 19 and Dec. 31 last year, 7.3%…
· Bryan Ke
Volunteers Patrol Oakland’s Chinatown Following Violent Attacks Against the Elderly
A group of citizens volunteered to patrol the streets of Oakland’s Chinatown in California to make sure other residents feel more secure following a string of violent anti-Asian attacks in the neighborhood. Two fathers, Jimmy Bounphensy and Kelly Means, and their children went…
· Bryan Ke
‘Person of Interest’ in Attacks of 3 Elderly People in Oakland Chinatown Identified, In Police Custody
Authorities have identified a person of interest who targeted three elderly people in Oakland Chinatown on Jan. 31. The details: In a Twitter announcement on Sunday, the Oakland Police Department said the man was already in custody since Feb. 1 on an unrelated case, according to…
· Bryan Ke
Man Who Pushed 91-Year-Old in Oakland Chinatown Assaults 2 Others Right After
An unidentified assailant was caught on surveillance camera pushing a 91-year-old man to the ground in a recent unprovoked attack in Oakland Chinatown. The incident happened outside the Asian Resource Center at the corner of Harrison and 8th streets on Jan. 31, according to ABC7.
· Editorial Staff
Oakland Chinatown Hit With Over 20 Attacks Targeting Elderly, Women in 2 Weeks
Recent robberies and attacks have left store owners in Oakland’s Chinatown concerned about the futures of their small businesses.
· Ryan General
Man Bashes NYC Chinatown Deli Clerk With Floor Sign, Flees Scene
A store clerk was attacked in New York Chinatown after telling a customer that the lotto machine was already closed for the night. 🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: On 1/24, 2:15 AM, the individual engaged in a dispute with the victim inside of 52 Canal St in Manhattan. The dispute…
· Carl Samson
New Mobile Clinic Now Offers Free COVID-19 Tests in LA Chinatown
A new mobile clinic that offers free testing for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases has opened in Los Angeles’ Chinatown this week. The unit, currently parked at the Chinese Confucius School, was launched by the Chinatown Service Center (CSC) through federal funds and a…
· Carl Samson
Man Attacked by 12 in NYC Chinatown is a Gang Member With 43 Arrests, Police Sources Say
A man who was beaten, slashed, stripped and robbed by a violent mob in Manhattan Chinatown is a known gang member with a lengthy criminal record, according to police sources. The brazen attack, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at Canal Street and Allen Street…
· Bryan Ke
SF Chinatown to Get $1.9 Million to Help Struggling Restaurants During Pandemic
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has greenlighted the $1.9 million funding to help SF Chinatown businesses severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinatown relief plan, which received approval from the board on Jan. 19, would still need to pass a vote this week.…
· Editorial Staff
Man Brutally Beaten and Slashed by 12 People in Broad Daylight in NYC Chinatown
New York City police are searching for 12 “males and females” who slashed, beat and robbed a lone victim in Chinatown in broad daylight. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at Canal Street and Allen Street around 11:30 a.m. last Friday.
· Carl Samson
FBI Offers $30,000 Reward to Find Vietnamese Suspect in Boston Chinatown Massacre
The FBI is offering $30,000 to anyone with information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of Hung Tien Pham, a Vietnamese national wanted for his role in the infamous Boston Chinatown massacre. The incident, which saw the execution-style murders of five male victims,…
· Bryan Ke
NY Chinatown Looks Magical After Being Lit Up with Hundreds of Lanterns
Hundreds of Chinese lanterns have lit up a street of New York’s Chinatown to encourage more people to visit the area and act as a beacon of hope for the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Light Up Chinatown project began as an idea by 46 Mott Street Bakery manager,…