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· Carl Samson
Salon vandalized after being misidentified as business of Orlando woman in anti-Asian rant video
Iris Mejia, owner of Beauty Bar Orlando, has reportedly been receiving death threats since June 13 after a woman with a similar business was filmed hurling anti-Asian abuse at employees of a local seafood restaurant. The woman in the video, identified as Elizabeth Knighton, is…
· Bryan Ke
Activists demand justice for victims of anti-Asian attack at North Hollywood McDonald’s drive-thru
Dozens of supporters stood beside the Roque family outside the Van Nuys District Attorney's Office in Los Angeles on Friday as they urged the authorities to investigate and prosecute Nicholas Weber for allegedly committing a hate crime. The crowd consisted of members from…
· Carl Samson
‘NO G**KS’: San Leandro man arrested for vandalizing neighbor’s home with anti-Asian graffiti
Nicholas Swyers, 25, was arrested on Monday for allegedly spray-painting a home in San Leandro, California, with anti-Asian graffiti. The property, which is being sold, first experienced vandalism on Saturday night with a “NO G**KS” message painted on its for-sale sign. The same…
· Carl Samson
Florida woman charged with hate crimes, held on $20,000 bail for anti-Asian pepper spray attack
Madeline Barker, 47, has been charged with hate crimes in connection to a pepper spray attack against four Asian women in New York City’s Meatpacking District on June 11. Part of the incident was caught in a now-viral video, which shows a woman in pink threatening people around…
· Carl Samson
Johnston & Murphy stirs Instagram firestorm over anti-Asian DMs, ‘#ChingChong’ in bio
Footwear brand Johnston & Murphy is in hot water after several Instagram users exposed racist, anti-Asian comments and messages they received from its verified account this week. The firestorm appears to have started after Pughaus founder Jason Wong received comments from the…
· 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…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman targeted man with anti-Asian insults before biting him on Brooklyn subway, say police
A 65-year-old man was on a subway in Brooklyn when a woman hurled anti-Asian remarks at him before biting his back and scratching his arms at around 5:20 p.m. on Sunday. The man was transported to the Interfaith Medical Center and is in stable condition. The New York City Police…
· Daniel Anderson
BTS to meet President Biden at White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
BTS will meet with President Biden at the White House on Tuesday, May 31, to talk about Asian inclusion, representation and the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes. The upcoming meeting will take place on the last day of AAPI Heritage Month, marking the conclusion of the White…
· Grace Kim
‘We are Americans’: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ sheds light on anti-Asian hate in latest Season 18 episode
The latest episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” titled “Stronger Than Hate,” features a victim of an anti-Asian hate crime who is brought to the Grey Sloan Memorial hospital in need of surgery. In the operating room, the series’ hospital staff share a conversation of the hardships they…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Girl, 14, beaten unconscious by older male student in Canada after he made anti-Asian, homophobic remarks
Janice Xie, a 14-year-old Canadian high school student, suffered head injuries that left her unconscious after an alleged unprovoked attack by a 17-year-old male student in the city of Richmond. "He called me a homophobic slur. He called me the 'F' slur and said all Asians are…
· Carl Samson
Supreme Court declines to block top high school’s admissions policy despite claims it is ‘anti-Asian’
The Supreme Court declined to block a new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) that seeks to improve diversity of its student body by eliminating standardized testing and considering applicant backgrounds. Prior to the…
· 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
Vancouver woman on trial for anti-Asian attack is filmed using anti-Asian slur on her way to court
Astrid Maria Secreve, a co-defendant of a March 2021 mischief case involving an Asian Canadian coffee shop manager, was filmed directing a racist slur at a camera operator while heading to court on Friday. The video of the incident shows Secreve yelling an expletive and an…
· Ryan General
Woman, 72, agrees to sell home after alleged anti-Asian hate crime, flashing her Vietnamese neighbor
An elderly woman in Washington who was accused of a hate crime against her Vietnamese neighbor last year has agreed to sell her home to pay the victim $45,000. Jan Myers, 72, was charged with a hate crime on Thursday for harassing her neighbor Thi Pham in April 2021.
· Carl Samson
Anti-Asian hate incidents up by 47% in Canada, report reveals
A total of 943 hate incidents were reported in Canada in 2021, marking a 47% increase from the previous year. Women, children and East Asians composed the majority of the reports. Nearly half (48%) of the incidents occurred in public spaces, including parks, streets and…
· Rebecca Moon
Small business owner shuts down her store in Chicago after $30,000 burglary and anti-Asian ‘harassment’
A small business in Chicago is permanently closing after falling victim to a recent burglary and enduring constant harassment. On March 19, an unidentified burglar stole more than $30,000 of merchandise from the store, Jessica’s Boutique, including designer sunglasses and…
· Carl Samson
Bay Area heiress acquitted of killing ex-lover says she is a victim of anti-Asian hate
Tiffany Li, the Bay Area woman accused and then acquitted of killing her ex-boyfriend Keith Green, says she has been a “target” of anti-Asian hate and xenophobia during the years of her trial. Li’s statement comes as a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Green’s…
· Jane Nam
Hundreds of Asian Americans line up for pepper spray in New York City after latest anti-Asian attack
In a line that wrapped past the block, hundreds of New Yorkers waited anxiously to get their hands on canisters of pepper spray last weekend. Michelle Alyssa Tran, the founder of “Soar Over Hate,” a New York City-based nonprofit committed to combating anti-Asian hate, tweeted on…
· Bryan Ke
Rally against anti-Asian hate crimes honors Atlanta spa shooting victims ahead of 1-year anniversary
Around 200 activists and community members gathered near the Young Girls Peace Monument in Brookhaven, Georgia, on Saturday ahead of the Georgia mass shooting anniversary on Wednesday. During last year’s incident, Robert Aaron Long reportedly shot and killed eight people,…