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· Jane Nam
New York Chinatown’s Chinese language street signs are gradually disappearing
Manhattan’s Chinatown is rapidly changing as its population of Chinese immigrant residents decreases and non-Chinese residents increase.. Bilingual street signs are gradually being replaced by English-only letterings, a reflection of the changing culture in the area. From the…
· Carl Samson
Repeat offender charged with hate crimes for punching NY elderly Asian woman over 125 times in the face
A 67-year-old Asian American woman in Yonkers, New York, was heading to her apartment when she passed by a man who called her an “Asian b*tch,” according to police. The man reportedly followed her to her building, punched her in the head and face more than 125 times, stomped on…
· Bryan Ke
Philippine Consulate tells Fil-Am community to be vigilant after shoving attacks on 2 elderly women in NYC
The Philippine Consulate General in New York reminded the city’s Filipino community to “always be vigilant and to take the necessary precautions, especially when taking the subway or when outside their residences” after two Filipino women were attacked on the subway on Thursday.…
· Maina Chen
NYPD looking for man who hit Asian subway rider with hammer after they bumped into each other
A 29-year-old Asian man was struck in the head with a hammer allegedly after bumping into his unnamed attacker at a Chelsea subway platform. The incident occurred at the 7th Avenue and West 14th Street station on the 1/2/3 line at around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The New York Police…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYC library guards Roshanta Williams, Elmirel Cephas receive handwritten thank you notes from Asian American groups
Two security guards at the New York Public Library’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation branch helped authorities arrest 28-year-old Steven Zajonc on Wednesday. Zajonc is accused of assaulting seven Asian women in Manhattan in a span of just two hours on Sunday. Roshanta Williams saw…
· Ryan General
‘Unprovoked’ razor blade attack on Asian man riding NYC subway being investigated as hate crime
A 41-year-old Asian man was reportedly riding a northbound J train in Manhattan when a stranger slashed his face with a razor blade. The alleged attack, which occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday near the Delancey Street/Essex Street station, was described by authorities as…
· Bryan Ke
Suspect in Philadelphia stabbings of Asian woman and her two children turns himself in
A Philadelphia man recently turned himself in for allegedly stabbing a woman and two boys on Sunday afternoon. The woman was reportedly stabbed several times throughout her body, while the 15-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the head and the 10-year-old victim was stabbed in…
· Carl Samson
NYC library security guards hailed ‘heroes’ after helping cops arrest suspect who attacked 7 Asian women
Two security guards at the New York Public Library’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation branch helped authorities arrest 28-year-old Steven Zajonc on Wednesday. Zajonc is accused of assaulting seven Asian women in Manhattan in a span of just two hours on Sunday. Roshanta Williams saw…
· Editorial Staff
‘CHINA GAVE US COVID’: Tweet from Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Oz draws criticism
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a TV personality, heart surgeon and candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race, posted a tweet reading, “CHINA GAVE US COVID,” on March 1. Dr. Risa Hoshino, pediatrician and influencer, was among many social media users to criticize Oz for perpetuating anti-Asian…
· Carl Samson
NYPD releases details of suspect who assaulted 7 Asian women within a 2-hour time span
A man allegedly went on an anti-Asian assault spree in Manhattan on Sunday, targeting seven Asian women in just two hours. The unprovoked attacks occurred across Midtown, Gramercy Park, NoLita and the East Village, according to New York police. Two of the victims received…
· Michelle De Pacina
GuiYing Ma, grandmother struck in the head with a rock outside her Queens home, has died
GuiYing Ma, the 61-year-old woman who was bashed in the head with a rock in Queens, New York, passed away on Feb. 22 due to complications from her traumatic head injury after having woken up from a two-month coma weeks ago. Ma’s death has been deemed a homicide. “Just one day…
· Rebecca Moon
Lawmaker proposes free taxi rides and walking buddies trained in martial arts for hate crime targets
New York Assemblymember Ron Kim has proposed the creation of programs that would provide free taxi rides and walking buddies trained in basic defense techniques. The proposal was sent to Governor Kathy Hochul, asking that a declaration of disaster emergency be issued to help…
· Bryan Ke
Texas man accused of knife attack on Asian family he blamed for pandemic pleads guilty to hate crimes
Jose Gomez III, 21, recently pleaded guilty to three counts of committing a hate crime for attacking a Burmese family, including a father and his 6-year-old son, at a Sam’s Club Warehouse in Midland, Texas, in March 2020. Gomez allegedly used a serrated steak knife that he bent…
· Rebecca Moon
35-mile ‘Run for Chinatown’ organized to honor Christina Lee’s life, raise awareness of anti-Asian crimes
The New York Chinatown community organized a 35-mile run on Monday with one mile honoring every year of stabbing victim Christina Yuna Lee’s life. The group that organized the challenge “Run for Chinatown” aimed to raise awareness of the rise in violent crimes targeting Asian…
· Carl Samson
Gov. Hochul announces record $10 million fund for Asian American groups: ‘New York is as strong as the tiger’
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $10 million fund for over 100 Asian American community organizations on Sunday. The fund aims to ease the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Asian Americans, who have suffered hate and violence amid the pandemic. Hochul said the fund sends…
· Carl Samson
Hate crime charges for man who punched elderly Asian woman because he ‘doesn’t like how Chinese people look’
Hoa Nguyen, 67, was heading to a grocery store on the morning of Jan. 19 in Brooklyn when someone approached her and punched her in the face three times. Mercel Jackson, 52, who was reported to be homeless, was arrested minutes after Nguyen’s son called 911. Jackson reportedly…
· Editorial Staff
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,…
· Ryan General
Biden press secretary attributes anti-Asian hate crime spike to ‘hateful rhetoric’ about COVID-19 origins
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed “hateful rhetoric” about COVID-19’s origins for the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. A reporter asked a question about President Joe Biden’s plans to address the three-fold hate crime increase under the current administration. Psaki…
· 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,…