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· Ryan General
SF DA Jenkins to Asian Americans at town hall: ‘You are now seen and heard’
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins addressed a crowd on Tuesday night to discuss the recent attacks on older Asian Americans. “I come to you as a sign of change,” Jenkins was quoted as saying. “You’ve been struggling with feeling unheard and unseen… by the San…
· Editorial Staff
Fact check: US did not ‘bury’ data on anti-Asian hate crimes
A recent tweet claiming that the U.S. government has been “burying” the anti-Asian hate crisis is false. The allegation: In a recent tweet, investor and physician Michael J. Burry alleged that the government is “burying” the “anti-Asian violent hate crime crisis.” As of this…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner not charged with hate crime
Derrick Yearby, the man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner-at-large Greg Chew earlier this month, will not face hate crime charges. Chew, 70, was walking along 3rd and Folsom Streets at around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 when a man riding a bike allegedly jumped off,…
· Carl Samson
Man indicted for hate crimes in Dallas Korean hair salon shooting
Jeremy Theron Smith, 37, was indicted Tuesday on multiple counts — including hate crime enhancements — for a Korean hair salon shooting in Dallas in May. Smith allegedly walked into Hair World Salon in the 2200 block of Royal Lane on May 11 and fired 13 rounds at seven people…
· Ryan General
Despite challenges, Asian Americans proudly call US their home, says new study
The Pew Research Center recently published a report designed to reflect the voices of less populous Asian American groups whose perspectives and experiences are not often covered in typical survey research. The analysis, conducted in the fall of 2021 and released on Aug. 2,…
· Carl Samson
Texas man sentenced to 45 years for stabbing of Burmese family in 2020
Jose Gomez III, 21, was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison for hate crime charges in connection with a March 2020 attack against a Burmese family in Texas. The incident, which reportedly occurred at a Sam’s Club branch in Midland, saw the attacker stab a Burmese father…
· Carl Samson
NYC career criminal sees hate crime charge dropped in alleged slashing of Asian woman
The hate crime charge against Anthony Evans, the man accused of slashing an Asian woman with a box cutter in New York City’s Times Square, was dropped on Wednesday. Evans, 30, was arrested on Tuesday morning for the incident, which left the victim with a severely injured hand…
· Carl Samson
NYC career criminal arrested, charged with hate crime for slashing Asian woman
Anthony Evans, 30, has been charged with assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly attacking a 59-year-old Asian woman in Times Square on Sunday. Surveillance footage of the incident at 7th Ave. and W. 42nd St. shows the alleged assailant running…
· Michelle De Pacina
Armed man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her Seattle home charged
Brett Forsell, the 49-year-old man who allegedly threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) outside her Seattle home, was charged with felony stalking on Wednesday. Forsell was previously arrested on suspicion of a hate crime on July 9, but he was released when…
· Carl Samson
Manhattan DA scraps $20K bail of Florida woman held for pepper-spraying Asians, results in release
Madeline Barker, 47, was charged with 12 counts of hate crimes after allegedly pepper-spraying a group of Asian women in New York City on June 11. Nicole, one of Barker’s alleged victims, told NextShark that the then-unidentified suspect told her group of friends “Go back to the…
· Ryan General
Asian American voters remain largely ignored by political parties, according to new survey
APIA Vote, AAPI Data and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center released a new poll that highlights how Asian Americans continue to be ignored by political parties despite being strongly committed to participating in the 2022 election. The poll, for…
· Bryan Ke
Portland court dismisses bias crime case against man who kicked Asian woman due to public defender shortage
A court in Portland, Oregon, has dismissed the bias crime case against a man accused of kicking an Asian American woman and spewing racial slurs at her last year. A Multnomah County judge dropped the case against Peter Eschright without prejudice last week, explaining that the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Brutal attack on Chinese man in Auckland supermarket sparks calls for stronger hate crime laws in NZ
A Chinese father was grocery shopping at Pak'nSave Albany in Auckland, New Zealand, when a man verbally and physically harassed him on July 24. The man hurled racist remarks, including “go back to where you’re from,” according to the victim’s daughter. The father was reportedly…
· Carl Samson
Pacific Islander man charged with hate crime in robberies targeting Asian spas in Washington state
Tuli Aumaunofo Kalani Tevaga, 23, was charged with four counts of first-degree robbery and one count of a hate crime for allegedly targeting Asian-owned spas in Washington state from April to June. Tevaga, who is identified as Asian American and Pacific Islander himself,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Serial offender who punched Asian senior over 125 times in New York indicted on hate crime charges
Tammel Esco, the 42-year-old man arrested for allegedly punching a 67-year-old Filipino American woman in March, was arraigned on Tuesday and held without bail. Esco has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges, including attempted second-degree murder as a hate crime and…
· Carl Samson
Seattle man charged with assault, hate crime for attacks on 3 Asian women
Michael John Allen, 40, is facing hate crime and assault charges after allegedly attacking three Asian women in two separate incidents in downtown Seattle on July 11. During the first alleged attack, which occurred in the 500 block of Olive Way, Allen reportedly hit a woman in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Florida woman who pepper-sprayed Asian women in NYC indicted on hate crime charges
Madeline Barker, the 47-year-old woman accused of hurling xenophobic comments and pepper-spraying a group of four Asian women in Chelsea last month, was indicted on 12 hate crime charges on Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court. Barker was indicted on eight counts of assault in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Armed man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her home released from jail
The 48-year-old armed man who allegedly threatened to kill the U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) outside her Seattle home was released from jail after prosecutors failed to file the hate crime charges in time. The man was previously arrested on July 9 and detained in the King…
· Bryan Ke
Identity of man who made anti-Asian remark, bumped into 62-year-old in Flushing sought by NYPD
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of hurling anti-Asian remarks at a 62-year-old Asian victim at a Mobil gas station at 147-10 Northern Blvd. in Flushing, Queens, on July 5. Authorities said the victim was walking to…
· Bryan Ke
Asian woman kicked in the hip, told to ‘get out of this country’ in NYC attack
The New York City Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a man who allegedly kicked a 57-year-old woman in the hip after yelling, "Get out of this country, bitch," in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood on Tuesday. The incident reportedly occurred on…