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Several Asian American students who attend a high school in Rocklin, California received racist messages from an anonymous Instagram account last weekend. The students, who are members of Whitney High School’s Asian leadership group, reported the messages to the Rocklin Unified…
· Carl Samson
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…
· Grace Kim
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the assault of an elderly man that occurred last Friday, according to the Irvine Police Department. The attack occurred during the evening as the victim, a 69-year-old man, was walking his dog outside the Sierra Vista Middle School.
· Carl Samson
A pair of entrepreneur brothers in New York have launched a T-shirt with a powerful message to help the fight against anti-Asian violence. Tim and Daniel Joo, co-founders of Haerfest (pronounced “harvest”), are no strangers to racism as children of Korean immigrants.
· Carl Samson
Several copies of a racist letter saying “go back to your nasty sh*thole country” have been mailed to Asian business owners around California this month. Top 10 Nails, located in Riverside, received one of the copies on Sunday.
· Bryan Ke
A fire captain with the Bentonville Fire Department has been arrested and is facing several charges for attacking an Asian man outside an Arkansas casino. Bentonville Fire Department Capt. Benjamin Snodgrass, 44, allegedly approached the victim, Liem Nguyen, outside the Oaklawn…
· Editorial Staff
Taiwanese American attorney Katherine Tai was recently sworn in as the 19th United States Trade Representative. Tai, 47, became both the first Asian American and the first woman of color to take on this role on March 18, according to the Los Angeles Times.
· Isa Peralta
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…
· Ryan General
Television host and comedian Jay Leno has apologized for decades of racist jokes he admittedly made about Asian people. History of racism: The former late-night show host of “The Tonight Show” met with the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) to talk about his past…
· Carl Samson
Current and former firefighters of the San Francisco Fire Department are volunteering to help end anti-Asian American violence in their city. On Sunday, an Asian woman fell victim to a strong-arm robbery and was dragged by a getaway car.
· Ryan General
Over a thousand Asian Canadians were spit on, coughed at, verbally and physically assaulted, among other abuses, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC) revealed. The CCNC Toronto chapter found 1,150 incidents of anti-Asian…
· Bryan Ke
York police arrested a 33-year-old man connected to a string of attacks against Asians in Markham, Ontario on Monday. Arjun Choudhari was found to be connected to a series of anti-Asian attacks that happened between January and March, according to York Regional Police.
· Ryan General
Authorities in Orange County, California are investigating a potential hate crime after a grieving Asian American family received a threatening letter. Claudia Choi shared that her family received the anonymous letter on Monday, but it was post-marked on Friday, the day her…
· Katy Ho
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. Last Tuesday, Robert Aaron Long shot and killed eight people at Asian-owned massage spas. Six of his victims were Asian women. Long blamed his killing spree on a “sex addiction,” rather than…
· Carl Samson
Three business organizations of color have banded together to call on U.S. chief executive officers to address the growing incidence of hate crimes against Asian Americans. In an open letter on March 10, the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC), U.S. Black Chambers…
· Bryan Ke
Irvine Police are asking the public’s help to identify a young man, possibly a teen, who attacked a 69-year-old Asian man during an argument about their dogs last week. The attack happened around 7 p.m. on March 19 while the victim was walking his dog outside Sierra Vista Middle…
· Carl Samson
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…
· Bryan Ke
Model and singer-songwriter Yumi Nu made history by becoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s first “Asian curve” model. History in the making: Nu, who is of Japanese and Dutch descent, broke the news in an Instagram post on March 18, announcing her cover of Sports Illustrated…
· Ryan General
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.
· Bryan Ke
The NYPD has arrested a 38-year-old man for hitting a 54-year-old Asian woman in the face with a metal pipe in the latest anti-Asian attack in New York City on Sunday. Ming Liang was walking from the grocery store on Grand Street near Ludlow at around 4:45 p.m. when the suspect,…
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