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Head of NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force reassigned amid complaints about treatment of Asian victims
Jessica Corey, head of the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force, was reassigned on Wednesday. The move came a day after an alleged incident involving mistreatment of an Asian American attack victim was brought to the attention of Mayor Eric Adams. In response,…
· Rebecca Moon
Memorial for Christina Yuna Lee, woman fatally stabbed in her NYC Chinatown apartment, gets desecrated
A memorial outside the home of stabbing victim Christina Yuna Lee was vandalized overnight with smashed candles and scattered flowers. Lee was followed home by Assamad Nash on Sunday morning and was stabbed 40 times in her sixth-floor apartment in New York City’s Chinatown.…
· Carl Samson
‘How much more do we have to do this?’: Anger, despair fill back-to-back rallies for Christina Yuna Lee
Back-to-back rallies were held on Monday and Tuesday in a park near Christina Yuna Lee’s apartment building in Manhattan’s Chinatown, where she was fatally stabbed on Sunday morning. Attendees brought flowers in honor of Lee’s memory, as well as signs that read “Save Chinatown,”…
· Carl Samson
NYC Mayor Eric Adams cites Christina Yuna Lee’s death in push to tweak bail reform
New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited Albany on Monday to convince state legislators to tweak bail reform laws. Adams has come under increased pressure to keep his city safe since the death of Michelle Go in January, and more recently, the death of Christina Yuna Lee. His…
· Editorial Staff
‘There’s no judgment’: NYT reporter defends writing Asian Americans are ‘overrepresented’ in figure skating
Amid a fiery backlash that included accusations of anti-Asian bias, New York Times sports reporter Andrew Keh has defended his use of the word “overrepresented” in describing the presence of Asian Americans in figure skating. Keh, who is Asian American, found himself in hot…
· Carl Samson
Man with 44 prior arrests charged with multiple felonies for brutal assault of Thai model on NYC subway
Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence some readers may find disturbing. A man has been charged in connection with a vicious attack that left a 23-year-old Thai model with a bloodied face in New York City last November.
· Carl Samson
Woman stabbed to death in her NYC Chinatown apartment by suspect who followed her into her building
Christina Yuna Lee, 35, was found covered in blood in her Chinatown apartment early on Sunday. Her alleged killer, 25-year-old Assamad Nash, was reported to be a homeless career criminal who was charged with damaging 27 MetroCard machines last month. Mayor Eric Adams denounced…
· Michelle De Pacina
Elderly Asian woman who was struck in the head with rock in Queens attack wakes from her 2-month coma
GuiYing Ma, the 61-year-old grandmother who was bashed in the head with a rock in Queens, New York, has woken from her two-month coma, Ma was reportedly able to open her eyes and move her right arm and leg on Monday, reported ABC7.
· Carl Samson
Suspect is charged with murder as a hate crime after Yao Pan Ma dies months later
Jarrod Powell, 50, was charged with murder as a hate crime on Thursday for the brutal attack that led to the death of 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred along New York City’s East 125th Street and Third Avenue on April 23,…
· Khier Casino
South Korean diplomat has his nose broken by ‘unprovoked’ punch in NYC
An unidentified South Korean diplomat was punched in the face in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on Wednesday evening in what police are calling an “unprovoked” incident. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 52-year-old male, with pain and swelling to his face,” police told…
· Carl Samson
Protesters urge Mayor Adams to stop looming construction of 30-story ‘mega jail’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown
Protesters took to the streets on Sunday to oppose the construction of a 295-foot-tall detention complex in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed the plan in 2017 as a replacement for Rikers Island, along with three other jails in Brooklyn, Queens and the…
· Sarah Yukiko
‘Delete this right now’: New York Times’ Singaporean Chicken Curry dish savaged online
A “Singaporean chicken curry” video posted to Instagram by New York Times Cooking has sparked online fervor because of the curry’s apparently less-than-appealing appearance. In the video, posted Tuesday, a writer prepares the curry according to a recipe by a Singaporean…
· Bryan Ke
Lunar New Year will be a federal holiday if bill proposed by Rep. Grace Meng passes
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) has introduced a new bill that would add Lunar New Year to the list of 11 recognized federal holidays in the United States. Meng also introduced another resolution, “Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2022,”…
· Ryan General
‘Go back to China. Now call me a racist’: NY gubernatorial candidate attacks Taiwanese American lawmaker on Twitter
In a tweet on Monday, New York gubernatorial hopeful Derrick Gibson told State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou to “Go back to China” and challenged her to call him “a racist.” Gibson’s tweet was written in response to Niou’s post about New York City police officers riding the…
· Carl Samson
National rallies held on anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee death seek justice for anti-Asian hate victims
The synchronous demonstrations, known as the Asian Justice Rally, were held in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco this past weekend. The event took place on the anniversary of the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai man who…
· Bryan Ke
Ruling that man who killed three Asian men with hammer is ‘not responsible’ due to mental illness angers victims’ widows
Arthur Martunovich, 37, was transferred to a maximum security psychiatric hospital Thursday after Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Danny Chun determined the man has a “dangerous mental disorder.” The decision angered the widows of the victims demanding justice. The widows of the…
· Maina Chen
A year after NYC brutal hate assault, daughter searches for Good Samaritan who saved her elderly mother’s life
Almost one year after a brutal assault in broad daylight, an elderly Filipina American and her daughter speak out about how it feels to be a hate crime survivor and how the incident changed their lives. As a single mother whose husband passed away several years ago, Vilma Kari…
· Sarah Yukiko
‘It really starts with one person’: Eva Chen talks anti-Asian hate and the power of self-acceptance
Bestselling children’s book author and fashion influencer Eva Chen discusses her latest book, “I Am Golden,” which explores her Chinese identity. The experience of living through the anti-Asian hate of the COVID19 pandemic pushed Chen to write a book that she hopes inspires…
· Editorial Staff
Daughter of NYC elderly woman beaten in broad daylight weighs in on new anti-Asian racism film
“The Race Epidemic” documentary aims to memorialize the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes throughout the pandemic. Vilma Kari, an elderly hate crime victim, and her daughter Liz urge readers to watch the film, support it and continue speaking out against racism. The nonprofit…
· Carl Samson
‘Asian Lives Matter’: Protest against anti-Asian attacks erupts in NYC Chinatown after Michelle Go vigil
More than 100 protesters reportedly gathered in Chinatown to denounce the rise in anti-Asian attacks. While Michelle Go’s death is currently not being investigated as a hate crime, it has nonetheless worsened fears of violence throughout Asian American communities. Protesters…
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