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· Michelle De Pacina
Man charged for threatening 70-year-old man with a knife in Honolulu Chinatown
Ernantes K. Moses, 35, was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening for allegedly threatening a 70-year-old man with a knife in Honolulu’s Chinatown on Aug. 9. He was arrested shortly after the incident. His bail is set at $50,000. Moses is a felon who served time for…
· Michelle De Pacina
Wife of security guard attacked in Vancouver’s Chinatown challenges the mayor to walk its streets
Harold Johnson, a 64-year-old security guard, was previously attacked on Aug. 12 by a stranger, identified as 44-year-old Kevin Aaron Hibbard, while patrolling the Chinese Cultural Center in Vancouver’s Chinatown in Canada. Fed up with the rising attacks in Chinatown, Johnson’s…
· Michelle De Pacina
Seattle Chinatown community members angered over ‘flat out racist’ expansion of homeless shelter
Seattle’s International District community members expressed disappointment over the King County council’s homeless shelter expansion in a meeting held at the Hing Hay Park on Thursday. The expansion in Chinatown-International District, SODO and Pioneer Square in Seattle was…
· William Yuk
Seattle Chinatown community ‘left in the dark’ about homeless shelter expansion
A recent major homeless shelter expansion in three Seattle neighborhoods – Chinatown-International District, SODO and Pioneer Square – has attracted backlash from Chinatown-International District community members who feel “left in the dark” about the policies of King County in…
· William Yuk
Police search for suspect caught on video shooting a man after a brawl in Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man in Philadelphia’s Chinatown on Saturday morning. A 56-year old man was being confronted by a group of four Asian men near Race St. when one of the assailants pulled out a gun and shot him around 5:30 a.m. The man was rushed to…
· Bryan Ke
SF Chinatown attracts nearly 40,000 visitors during Autumn Moon Festival celebration
San Francisco’s Chinatown held its annual Autumn Moon Festival celebration on Saturday and Sunday. Jenny Chan, the assistant director of the celebration, explained that they decided to hold the event last weekend “because we wanted for people to get the mooncake [and lanterns]…
· Michelle De Pacina
Honolulu police arrest man for deadly shooting of woman at Chinatown bus stop
Tony Johnson, a 58-year-old man, was arrested on River Street in Honolulu’s Chinatown at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Johnson has been accused of murdering a 24-year-old woman at a bus stop in Chinatown on Aug. 19. The victim was reportedly with her husband when they got into an…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chocolate shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown teaches employees kung fu to combat crime
Mindy Fong, the owner of Jade Chocolates Teahouse and Cafe in San Francisco’s Chinatown, has been offering her employees lessons in kung fu since March to help them combat theft and crime in the neighborhood. Fong was worried about the increase in crime and anti-Asian hate in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police search for suspect who shot Houston restaurant owner near Chinatown
An Asian man in his 50s with was shot in the hip in the parking lot of his restaurant Cafe Window near Chinatown in Houston on Aug. 20. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. The suspect, described as an Asian male, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and a…
· Michelle De Pacina
24-year-old woman fatally shot in the head at Chinatown bus stop in Hawaii
A 24-year-old woman was fatally shot at a Chinatown bus stop in Honolulu, Hawaii, shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 19. The woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition. She later died at around 2:30 a.m. the next day. The case, which was first investigated as attempted…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman arrested for ‘sickening assault’ of 89-year-old man out for a walk in Vancouver’s Chinatown
An 89-year-old man was walking in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Aug. 13 when he was approached by Patricia MacDonald, 58, who knocked him to the ground. The senior suffered minor injuries such as cuts and scrapes. MacDonald has been charged with assault and released from custody by…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police arrest machete-wielding man in Honolulu Chinatown; suspects who struck him with SUV wanted for attempted murder
The Honolulu Police Department arrested a 30-year-old man who was wielding a machete in Chinatown in Honolulu on Monday night on suspicion of first degree terroristic threatening. The man threatened three people with a machete during an altercation in North Beretania Street at…
· Rebecca Moon
Gondola project at Dodger Stadium sparks gentrification and privacy fears from Chinatown residents
A mile-long gondola project at Dodger Stadium has sparked fear among Chinatown residents who worry about gentrification and privacy concerns. The project, backed by former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, is currently in the hands of the environmental nonprofit Climate Resolve.…
· Carl Samson
Denver removes anti-Chinese plaque 142 years after anti-Chinese riot that destroyed its Chinatown
Due to historical inaccuracies, Denver removed a plaque titled “Chinese Riot of 1880” from a building in Lower Downtown on Monday. The plaque was, in fact, not about a “Chinese riot” but an anti-Chinese riot that resulted in damages to homes, businesses and even the death of a…
· Carl Samson
Historic Chinese garden in Vancouver’s Chinatown greeted by anti-Asian slurs first thing in the morning
An Asian staffer at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver’s Chinatown reportedly fell victim to an anti-Asian tirade before the garden opened on Saturday morning. The alleged attacker, a man who blocked the garden’s entrance with several bags of bottles, used…
· Carl Samson
Boston Chinatown restaurant served as front for global money laundering scheme, DOJ says
A family-owned restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown allegedly served as the headquarters of international money laundering and transmitting schemes that reaped tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from drug trafficking and the resale of Apple products. Eight individuals have been…
· Editorial Staff
Oakland Chinatown Summer Festival celebrates community strength against COVID, anti-Asian hate
The Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council (OCIC) is organizing the Oakland Chinatown Summer Festival, a street fest meant to celebrate the community’s resilience against COVID-19 and anti-Asian hate. The event will take place on 9th Street (from Franklin to Alice Streets) from…
· Ryan General
Chicago’s Chinatown on high alert after string of armed robberies
Chinatown residents in Chicago have been placed on high alert after a string of armed robberies hit the neighborhood in the past two months. Since May 25, a group of five armed men has robbed at least nine people between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. The group would reportedly drive around…
· Bryan Ke
Man accused of attacking mother and toddler, kicking car in Vancouver Chinatown
Shakwan David Kelly, the 27-year-old man accused of assaulting a mother and her toddler on Pender Street in Vancouver’s Chinatown in Canada, reportedly kicked and dented a car minutes before the attack. Recalling the incident to Global News CA, Tami Higo said she encountered the…
· Bryan Ke
Philadelphia community protests construction of 76ers stadium near city’s Chinatown
Community members and leaders are gearing up to oppose the construction of a Philadelphia 76ers stadium in Center City, a few steps away from Philadelphia’s Chinatown. The proposed $1.3 billion project, which would occupy 10th and Market Streets, was met with strong opposition…