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· Michelle De Pacina
Ordinarily Visible: Am I the next target of an anti-Asian hate crime?
I clenched onto my pepper spray with my right hand in the pocket of my puffer jacket as I held onto the cold, metal pole of a subway train with my left hand. I kept my head down, occasionally looking up to scan the people filling the R train at every stop. I didn’t do anything…
· Carl Samson
Portland man charged with hate crimes for punching 5-year-old and her father because they’re ‘Japanese’
Dylan J. Kesterson, 34, was charged with bias crimes after allegedly punching a 5-year-old girl and her father because he thought they were Japanese. The incident, which was reportedly seen by several witnesses — including the girl’s mother — occurred along Portland, Oregon’s…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teen charged with Sikh hate crime attacks fatally stabbed in Brooklyn
Vernon Douglas, the 19-year-old charged in two Sikh hate crime attacks in Queens, New York, was found stabbed to death on a Brooklyn street on Thursday. Investigators have not made an arrest nor publicly identified a suspect; however, police do not believe the suspect was…
· Ryan General
Anti-Asian hate crimes in California surged 177% in 2021 — worst level since 9/11
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that nearly 1,763 hate crimes were reported in 2021, indicating a 33% increase from 2020. This figure represents the highest tally since the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when California saw 2,261 reported…
· Bryan Ke
Man who attacked Filipino family in North Hollywood drive-thru arrested, charged with hate crimes
Nicholas Weber, 31, who reportedly harassed and attacked a Filipino family at a McDonald’s drive-thru in North Hollywood on May 13, was arrested and charged with hate crime enhancements in Orange County at around 7:40 p.m. on June 16. The suspect purportedly rear-ended Nerissa…
· 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
California church mass shooter charged with hate crimes, faces death penalty
Hate crime enhancements have been added to five attempted murder charges against David Wenwei Chou, the Las Vegas man accused of opening fire at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, on May 15. Handwritten notes showed that Chou, 68, was “upset…
· 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…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Sikh man’s lawsuit alleges Sutter County delayed hate crime investigation, cops washed away evidence
Rouble Claire, a 66-year-old Sikh American man from Sutter County, California, has filed a lawsuit against the county, its deputies and two women he accused of racist threats. According to court documents, a woman subjected Claire to verbal abuse and racist threats at the South…
· Ryan General
Dallas police now investigating Asian salon shooting as a hate crime
A shooting that left three women wounded at a hair salon in Texas may have been "hate-motivated," Dallas police said. The statement comes a day after authorities said that hate was not a motivating factor in the attack. A still unidentified man in all-black attire entered Hair…
· Carl Samson
Shooting of 3 Korean women in Dallas hair salon not a hate crime, police say
A recent shooting that left three women wounded at a Korean-owned hair salon in northwest Dallas has been ruled out as a hate crime, police announced on Thursday. The incident, which occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, saw an unidentified man enter Hair World Salon at…
· 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…
· Jane Nam
President Biden touts community funding, COVID Hate Crimes Act signing in AANHPI Heritage Month proclamation
President Biden released the White House’s annual proclamation on Asian American, and now Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month for May, laying out how his administration is supportive of these communities. Biden’s administration announced earlier this…
· Carl Samson
NYC repeat offender who hit Asian man with a hammer indicted on hate crime charges
Christian Jeffers, 48, was indicted on hate crime charges in connection with a violent attack against an Asian man on March 8, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. The incident, which occurred on a Chelsea subway platform, allegedly saw Jeffers strike…
· Bryan Ke
Grand Island man charged with hate crime assault for hitting Asian woman with pool cue
Charles Vacanti, a 46-year-old Grand Island, New York, resident who attacked a woman of Asian descent at a dive bar last month, was arrested on April 20 and charged with one count of assault in the second degree as a hate crime and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in…
· 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,…