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· Carl Samson
California man charged with hate crimes for assaulting Hispanic, Asian T-Mobile workers
Clifford Stewart, 61, has been charged with assault, vandalism and hate crimes after allegedly physically assaulting a Hispanic T-Mobile employee while yelling racial slurs at her and her Asian co-worker in Cupertino, California. The incident started when Stewart removed a store…
· Ryan General
Only 3% of reported anti-Asian attacks in NYC led to hate crime convictions, new report finds
The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) released a report highlighting that only seven out of the 233 reported anti-Asian attacks in New York City during the first three quarters of 2021 resulted in hate crime convictions. According to Elaine Chiu, Professor of…
· Jane Nam
‘Welp, he’s dead’: Tucker Carlson stokes BTS Army’s fury by ridiculing group’s White House invite
Fox News host Tucker Carlson officially put himself on the BTS Army hit list after making a sly comment about the White House inviting a “Korean pop group” to discuss anti-Asian hate. In Carlson’s May 31 segment, he reported, “Things have gotten very bad for Joe Biden, both…
· Bryan Ke
New York City schools to launch new curriculum celebrating AAPI history this fall
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that the city’s Department of Education (DOE) would be introducing a pilot curriculum that will teach students about the history and culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). The new curriculum, “Hidden Voices:…
· Jane Nam
SF DA Chesa Boudin introduces new AAPI victim service unit amid upcoming recall election
On Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin unveiled plans for a new Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Unit as part of his office’s wider Victim Services Division. Boudin introduced the new unit’s director, Paul Lam, whom he stated would “ensure all AAPI…
· Michelle De Pacina
New York’s first Asian mayor says he was called ‘dictator Kim,’ his son was called a ‘gook’
Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim recalled being the target of racism and hate while running for mayor in 2009 in an interview with News Channel 13. Kim, who is Korean American, has been called racial slurs and names referencing North Korea’s leader, such as “Dictator Kim” and “Kim…
· Carl Samson
AAPIs mostly likely to support recall of San Francisco DA Boudin, poll reveals
San Francisco’s Asian American voters are most likely to support District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s recall, according to a new poll from The San Francisco Standard. Boudin, who assumed office in 2020, is facing a recall election on June 7 over his restorative justice and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Mayor Adams announces New York City’s first-ever annual AAPI Cultural and Heritage Parade
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the city’s first annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade to be held in Manhattan on May 15. The parade, in honor of AAPI Heritage month, will begin at 10:45 a.m. on 6th Avenue and will head…
· Carl Samson
Baltimore man accused of hitting Asian American sisters with cement block ruled incompetent to stand trial
Daryl Doles, who is accused of hitting two Korean American sisters with a cement block at a liquor store in West Baltimore, has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Doles was indicted on 22 counts — including attempted murder and hate crime charges — for the May 2 rampage…
· Daniel Anderson
New York City Council holds hearing on wave of anti-Asian hate crimes
New York City Council members convened on Tuesday for a hearing to address ongoing local anti-Asian hate issues. The hearing was conducted by the Council’s Committee on Civil and Human Rights and the Committee on Public Safety. According to Christopher Marte, a member who…
· Celine Pun
Cafe Maddy Cab: Program that pays cab fares for NYC AAPIs vulnerable to hate crimes relaunches
Food influencer Madeline Park relaunched her Cafe Maddy Cab program on Sunday in response to the rising rate of anti-Asian hate crimes in her home city of New York. “Every single time I see a headline or a video footage of [a crime], I feel a very visceral fear that it could've…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYPD data: 32 percent drop in reported anti-Asian hate crimes in 2022
Newly released data from the New York City Police Department shows that reported hate crimes against Asians have decreased from this time last year across New York City. There were 32 reported hate crimes against Asians from January 1 through April 10 of 2022, which marks a 32%…
· Carl Samson
New York Gov. Hochul pledges $16 million to organizations at risk of hate crimes
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced nearly $16 million in funds to boost the safety of more than 200 organizations at risk of being hate crime targets. The grants can be used for interior or exterior security equipment such as alarms, fences, panic buttons,…
· Carl Samson
NYC Asian elderly are not leaving their homes over fears of being attacked, study finds
Community-based organizations focused on helping Asian seniors have reported that many of them are not leaving their homes over fears of being attacked, according to a new study by the Asian American Federation’s Seniors Working Group (SWG). The seniors would not leave their…
· Carl Samson
‘Imagine a treasury of millions of dollars’: Andrew Yang pioneers DAO for AAPI causes
Andrew Yang last week launched GoldenDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on advancing “AAPI solidarity and empowerment.” DAOs are online organizations that aim to accomplish goals with the aid of blockchain technology. “Imagine a treasury of millions of…
· Carl Samson
GoFundMe page launched for 67-year-old Filipino woman punched 125 times in Yonkers
A GoFundMe page has been launched for the 67-year-old Filipino victim of an anti-Asian attack in Yonkers, New York, on March 11. Surveillance footage shows 42-year-old Tammel Esco punching the victim more than 125 times, stomping on her seven times and spitting on her. The…
· Carl Samson
Man who shoved Michelle Go to her death deemed unfit to stand trial
Simon Martial, the man accused of fatally shoving Michelle Go, was found mentally unfit to stand trial on Tuesday. At the time of his arrest, Martial confessed to pushing Go in front of an oncoming train and said he did it “because I’m God.” The 61-year-old has been diagnosed…
· Grace Kim
Chef My Nguyen shares emotional story of childhood abuse: ‘Our voices and stories need to be heard’
Over the weekend, Chef My Nguyen shared in a now viral TikTok an incident she looks back on as her “first experience with Asian hate.” “It was teachers — that I trusted. They used to abuse me,” she says in the video. Nguyen recalls the moments when she was 4 or 5 years old that…
· Carl Samson
Yonkers police slam YouTube for ‘censorship’ of footage showing Asian woman being punched 125 times
New York’s Yonkers Police Department called out YouTube on Monday for removing its uploaded video of an anti-Asian attack. The video included surveillance footage of an attack against a 67-year-old Asian American woman in Yonkers, which spurred headlines and protests earlier…
· Bryan Ke
No jail time for man who shoved 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver, says judge
Jamie Bezanson, the man who attacked a 92-year-old Asian man with severe dementia at a 7-Eleven in East Vancouver on March 13, 2020, will not be facing prison time. Bezanson received a conditional discharge and was given a one-year probation during his hearing on Monday. Judge…