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· Carl Samson
Massachusetts driver accused of ramming Asian man into ditch released after dangerousness hearing
John Sullivan, 77, has been released from custody on several conditions after a dangerousness hearing at the Quincy District Court in Massachusetts today. Sullivan was arrested on Dec. 2 after allegedly hitting, dragging and launching George Ngo, an Asian man, with his vehicle…
· Carl Samson
‘Go back to your country’: California man charged with hate crime for beating up Asian senior
Jesse Fausto Correa, 29, is facing multiple charges — including a hate crime charge — in connection with an attack on an elderly Asian man in Sunnyvale, California, last Sunday. The victim was exercising at Lakewood Park when Correa allegedly started telling him to “Go back to…
· Carl Samson
‘Go back to China’: Massachusetts driver charged for ramming Asian man 200 yards into ditch
John Sullivan, 77, has been slammed with multiple charges after allegedly hitting and dragging an Asian man with his car in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Friday. The victim, who was walking with his sister and her three children, first called out Sullivan for allegedly speeding on…
· Carl Samson
Woman charged with hate crime for calling man ‘Asian pig’, assaulting him on NYC subway
Dream Commisso, 19, has been charged with a hate crime for her alleged role in the assault of a 42-year-old Asian man on a Manhattan subway on Nov. 19. Commisso, a man and another woman allegedly made anti-Asian remarks while ordering the victim and his female companion — who is…
· Carl Samson
2 men charged with hate crimes for back-to-back anti-Asian incidents in Washington state
A pair of men have been charged with hate crimes in connection with two separate anti-Asian incidents in Washington state earlier this month. William D. Simonson was charged with second-degree attempted assault and a hate crime after allegedly shoving a 16-year-old Asian girl…
· Carl Samson
NY career criminal sentenced to 17.5 years for punching Asian senior 125 times
Tammel Esco, 42, has received a 17.5-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to brutally attacking a senior Asian woman in Yonkers, New York, in March. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, saw Esco punch the helpless senior more than 125 times, stomp on her…
· Carl Samson
Man wanted for slashing woman, good Samaritan in suspected anti-Muslim attack on NYC subway
New York City police are searching for a man who slashed a Muslim woman and an intervening bystander on a Manhattan subway on Tuesday. The incident reportedly started when the man began staring at the female victim and gradually moved closer until he was directly in front of…
· Bryan Ke
New York now requires those convicted of hate crimes to undergo hate crime prevention training
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced the signing of two new bills, Assembly Bill A1202 and Assembly Bill A5913A, to address the “rising tide of hate” in New York City on Tuesday. The first bill will require New Yorkers convicted of hate crimes to undergo mandatory training and…
· Ryan General
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist mocks Asian woman’s complaint about NYC subway violence on Twitter
Journalist Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the controversial 1619 Project, mocked a New York woman’s tweet about the persistence of violence on New York's subway under the current local administration. Yiatin Chu, founding co-president of…
· Michelle De Pacina
2 Hawaiian men found guilty of hate crime for attacking white homeowner
On Nov. 17, a federal jury found Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki, Jr., 33, guilty of a hate crime for attacking Christopher Kunzelman, a white homeowner, in Maui in 2014. On Feb. 13, 2014, the defendants barged into Kunzelman’s property to demand he leave. They threatened…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teen’s eulogy to ‘racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving’ father at his funeral goes viral
Saga, a 19-year-old TikTok user, has gone viral after sharing a video of their eulogy to their deceased father at his funeral, in which they call him a “racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving” man. “You are everything I aspire not to be…I swear to god, I will make this…
· Michelle De Pacina
Manila journalists visiting US to interview hate crime victims become targets of anti-Asian hate
Visiting journalists from Manila purportedly became the target of anti-Asian hate just days after they interviewed Filipino victims of similar experiences. According to one of the journalists, Bernadette E. Tamyo, they became the target of hate speech three times on Wednesday…
· Carl Samson
Cincinnati man charged with hate crime for anti-Asian attack on student
Darrin Johnson, 26, was charged with federal hate crime on Wednesday in connection with an anti-Asian attack against a University of Cincinnati (UC) student on Aug. 17, 2021. The incident, which occurred in the 200 block of Calhoun Street within the campus, allegedly saw Johnson…
· Carl Samson
California soft-launches hate crimes resource line
California soft-launched a resource line on Tuesday that facilitates the reporting of hate incidents. The program, known as CA vs. Hate, aims to provide hate victims with culturally competent resources, including options and advice on steps to take after an incident. A dedicated…
· Ryan General
Japanese pianist attacked in NYC in 2020 finds ‘will to return’ to music
Japanese jazz pianist Tadataka Unno was brutally attacked by a group of youths in Harlem, New York, in late September 2020. Two years after the attack, the 42-year-old musician shared that he has now found the will to return to music through the help and support of the people…
· Carl Samson
Asian business owners targeted in string of Virginia burglaries
Authorities in Henrico County, Virginia, have warned residents of home burglaries that target Asian business owners, with at least two incidents reported in the last month. News of the burglaries comes after an Indian restaurant in the same county suffered an anti-Asian…
· Carl Samson
Seattle’s first Asian mayor cuts anti-Asian hate crime fund by 50 percent
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has reportedly slashed nearly 50% of the city’s anti-Asian hate crime fund as a consequence of a $140 million deficit. The fund will be reduced to $166,000 from more than $300,000, according to the mayor’s 2023 budget proposal. Even with the deficit,…
· Carl Samson
Hate crime charge dropped for man accused of attacking Virginia sushi restaurant owner after skipping $70 bill
Jordon Bevan fled from Bonsai Grill in Crystal City, Virginia, without paying for $70 worth of sushi rolls on May 4, 2021. While being chased for his payment, Bevan allegedly pushed the restaurant’s owner to the ground and yelled anti-Asian statements, including “You Asians have…
· Carl Samson
California man charged with hate crimes for targeting South Asian women in necklace robbery spree
Lathan Johnson, 37, is facing robbery and hate crime charges after allegedly targeting South Asian women in a two-month robbery spree in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning in June, Johnson snatched approximately $35,000 worth of necklaces off of at least 14 women in San Jose,…
· Daniel Anderson
Survey reveals Anti-Asian hate crimes in the US are scaring away Chinese travelers
A new survey of 1,000 mainland Chinese citizens found that a majority had “little to no interest” in U.S. travel. The biggest reasons all involve perceived anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the U.S., with 57% citing violent crime, 52% citing terroism and 44% concerned by…