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· Carl Samson
Asian American Teen Suffers Concussion After Getting Punched, Called Racial Slur in Basketball Game
An Asian American teenager was punched and called a racial slur while playing at a basketball tournament in Oakland. The incident, which was caught on video, occurred during an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournament game at indoor basketball center Soldiertown on Saturday,…
· Bryan Ke
Driver Fatally Hits San Jose Siblings During Car Chase With Police
An 18-year-old driving a 2017 Honda Accord killed two San Jose siblings in a car accident while attempting to flee the Santa Clara County sheriffs last week. What happened: The fatal crash happened around 10 p.m. on April 26 when officers attempted to pull over the suspect,…
· Bryan Ke
Community Raises $46K to Keep Japanese Art and Cultural Center From Closing in San Jose
A nonprofit center in San Jose, California that dedicates itself to teaching Japanese arts and culture is facing the possibility of closure due to months of back rent amid the COVID-19 pandemic and is asking the community for help. A helping hand: The Japanese Art and Cultural…
· Bryan Ke
Police Seek Help Identifying Suspects in Fatal Shooting of Vietnamese American Man in San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has released new details, including surveillance footage, relating to the fatal shooting of a Vietnamese American man in early March. The footage, released on March 11, shows a light blue or silver four-door BMW sedan the two suspects drove after…
· Bryan Ke
Man Charged With Hate Crime for Assaulting Filipino American Woman on Caltrain in San Jose
A 32-year-old man faces assault charges with hate crime enhancement following the attack on a 26-year-old Filipino American woman at San Jose’s Diridon Station last week. Official charges: Johan Strydom appeared at the Hall of Justice in San Jose on March 12, where he 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.
· Bryan Ke
Man May Face Hate Crime Charges After Assaulting Filipino American Woman at Train Stop in SJ
A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested and may face hate crime charges for assaulting a Filipino-American woman while riding the Caltrain in San Jose, California on Wednesday morning. Mercury News reported the incident as being a sexual assault. The woman sent an exclusive…
· Carl Samson
Asian Man Punched in the Face By Stranger Who Followed Him Home in San Jose
A man in San Jose, California ended up with a chipped tooth after getting beaten by a stranger who appeared to ask for his help. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred while the victim was pulling into his driveway around 6:15 p.m. on Monday.
· Ryan General
University Lecturer Brutally Beaten While Jogging in England
A lecturer at the University of Southampton is now recovering from injuries after getting brutally attacked in broad daylight. Dr. Peng Wang was reportedly taking a jog in Woolston, a suburb of Southampton in South East England when four men started berating him with racial…
· Bryan Ke
Olivia Munn Calls for Help ‘Amplifying the Outrage’ Over Recent Wave of Anti-Asian Attacks
Actress Olivia Munn has called for an end to the rising anti-Asian hate crimes in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an Instagram post. In her post on Wednesday, the 40-year-old actress said she was at a loss for words after hearing the recent spike in anti-Asian, adding…
· Bryan Ke
San Jose’s Historic Japantown Monument Vandalized as Neighborhood Suffers From COVID
Community members of San Jose’s Japantown discovered that a historic granite monument that honors Japanese immigrants was vandalized on Monday morning. The defaced monument, which contains the tags “DEKO” and “JBF,” was found by family members of Jasmine Rast, owner of Roy’s…
· Ryan General
Naomi Osaka Condemns ‘Hate and Racism’ Toward Asian Community
Tennis star Naomi Osaka took to social media to condemn prejudice and violence toward the Asian community in the U.S. Before beginning her Australian Open campaign on Monday, Osaka went on Twitter to express disgust over the “amount of hate, racism and blame for COVID” that…
· Ryan General
Survivor of Deadly Church Stabbing in San Jose Vows to Keep Helping the Homeless
A city hall employee, who was among the survivors of a stabbing attack at a church in San Jose, California last week, has vowed to continue helping people in need after his recovery. UPDATE: Friends say Nguyen Pham was one of victims in the SJ mass stabbing who survived. He’s a…
· Bryan Ke
25-Year-Old Alex Lee Becomes California’s Youngest Lawmaker in 82 Years
California’s 25th district has just elected its youngest lawmaker in 82 years and the first openly bisexual state legislator. Landslide win: Alex Lee, a 25-year-old Democratic candidate, won the 25th District Assembly on Nov. 3 by a landslide with a total vote of 73% against…
· Bryan Ke
San Jose Inspector Caught Taking Bribes, Raping Women at Asian Massage Parlors
A former code enforcement inspector from San Jose, California, who targeted Asian-owned massage parlors, faces multiple counts of sexual assault and extortion. What happened: William Gerry, 45, a resident of McKinney, Texas, was arrested on Nov. 4 for rape, extortion and…
· Carl Samson
Woman Dies From Injuries in San Jose Chinese Restaurant Crash
A woman injured from an SUV that crashed into an outdoor dining area of a Chinese restaurant in San Jose, California has been pronounced dead. The incident, caught on surveillance footage on Sunday, sent seven others to the hospital, one of which remains in critical condition.
· Carl Samson
8 People Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Chinese Restaurant in San Jose
A man believed to be in medical distress lost control of his vehicle and plowed into an outdoor dining area in San Jose, California on Sunday. The incident sent eight people to the hospital and two of the three women hospitalized remain in critical condition, according to ABC 7…
· Ryan General
Indian American Cancer Researcher Reportedly Murdered During Morning Jog in Texas
An Indian American pharmacist was killed during her morning jog in Texas last week.
· Bryan Ke
Indian Restaurant Destroyed with Racist, Trump 2020 Messages in New Mexico
Vandals broke into and destroyed an Indian restaurant, leaving racist and xenophobic messages all over the walls in a hate crime attack in New Mexico. HATE CRIME – an inside look at the India Palace restaurant in Santa Fe. Messages like “Trump 2020” and racial slurs cover the…
· Ryan General
‘COVID Karen’ Refuses to Wear Mask, Tells Asian Man to ‘Go Back to China’ in SFO
One Asian man’s encounter with a female passenger who allegedly refused to observe safety protocols at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is making rounds on social media. New airline policies recently implemented across the country require passengers to wear masks to…