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· Ryan General
Ottawa man sentenced for hate-motivated harassment of his Asian neighbors
A former Ottawa resident who admitted to terrorizing his Asian neighbors with racially motivated harassment and vandalism has narrowly avoided jail time. An Ontario court in Ottawa sentenced 37-year-old Mathew Galipeau on Tuesday to an 18-month conditional term, beginning with…
· Ryan General
Anti-Asian hate crimes remain nearly triple pre-pandemic levels
Anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. reached 379 incidents in 2024, according to a new analysis of FBI data released on Thursday by Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) and Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL). The total represents a modest decline from the 407…
· Ryan General
Nearly half of California’s Asian Americans faced anti-Asian hate in 2024: survey
Nearly half of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults in California reported experiencing a hate act in 2024, according to new survey data released by Stop AAPI Hate and NORC at the University of Chicago. Racism remains persistent
· Carl Samson
Anti-South Asian hate skyrockets in Canada: report
Anti-South Asian hate has surged at an alarming rate in Canada, with incidents both online and offline increasing sharply in recent years, a new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) shows. Shocking numbers: Police-reported hate crimes against South Asians in…
· Ryan General
COVID-19 coverage spurred rise in anti-Asian hate, especially among Trump supporters: study
A recent study published in American Politics Research finds a clear link between COVID-19 news coverage and declining favorability toward Asians. Researchers discovered that as national media attention on coronavirus intensified — and COVID-19 deaths increased in respondents’…
· Ryan General
Female suspect sought in anti-Asian hate crime on Queens subway
The NYPD is searching for a woman suspected of committing an anti-Asian hate crime aboard a northbound R train near Queens Plaza station in Long Island City on the evening of April 16. The incident marks the first hate crime reported this year by the 108th Precinct, which had…
· Ryan General
Silicon Valley Asian candidates’ campaign posters hit with hate graffiti
Two Asian American political candidates in Milpitas, California, have been targeted with hate crimes twice within a week. Campaign signs for city council candidate Bill Chaun and mayoral candidate Hon Lien on the 500 block of Jurgens Drive were first discovered to be vandalized…
· Ryan General
Surge in hate crimes against South Asians linked to political spotlight
A new report from Stop AAPI Hate reveals a significant rise in anti-South Asian hate online, coinciding with the political prominence of Kamala Harris and Usha Vance. Published this week, the report titled Empowered/Imperiled: The Rise of South Asian Representation and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police search for suspects who mugged Asian woman in Brooklyn hate crime
A 25-year-old Asian woman was mugged in Downtown Brooklyn around 3:25 p.m. on Sept. 28 in an incident classified as a hate crime. While walking in front of 387 Jay St., she was approached by two individuals, one of whom made anti-Asian remarks while the other forcibly took the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Queer Asian man assaulted in possible hate crime in San Francisco
On Sept. 17, Pat Karaphat, a queer Thai man, was walking home in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District when he was allegedly assaulted by a man who repeatedly punched him while shouting racist slurs like “f*cking Asian” and “f*cking monkey.” Karaphat, a former boxer, considered…
· Ryan General
Donald Trump’s COVID rhetoric linked to anti-Asian hate surge: study
A recent study published in Social Science Quarterly reveals a significant correlation between former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric during the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in anti-Asian hate speech on Twitter, now renamed X. The research highlights how Trump’s use of terms…
· Michelle De Pacina
Massachusetts driver who rammed Asian man into ditch sentenced for hate crime
John Sullivan, of Quincy, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing a federal hate crime. Sullivan previously pleaded guilty to using his vehicle to intentionally harm an Asian American family in 2022. What…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian woman punched by another woman in NYC subway hate crime
A woman is accused of punching an Asian woman on a Manhattan subway on July 17 in what is being investigated as a hate crime by the New York Police Department. What happened: The incident occurred on a northbound Q train at the West 57th Street and 7th Avenue station at around 8…
· Editorial Staff
Asian women assaulted by group at Belfast playground in alleged hate crime
Police in Northern Ireland’s capital are investigating a report of racially motivated attacks on three Bangladeshi-born women. According to police, the women were playing with their young children at a local playground in Belfast on July 19 when four young people and three…
· Michelle De Pacina
California sees drop in Asian hate crimes, surge in LGBTQ+ bias incidents
On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released the 2023 Hate Crime in California Report, noting a 7.1% decrease in overall reported hate crime events from 2,120 in 2022 to 1,970 in 2023. Despite a 10.71% decrease in anti-Asian bias events, hate crimes against LGBTQ+,…
· Editorial Staff
Asian American pleads guilty to shooting Jews in LA hate crimes
Asian American pleads guilty to shooting Jews in LA hate crimes: Jaime Tran, 29, pleaded guilty last week to federal hate crimes and firearm offenses for shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson neighborhood last year. Tran, previously of Riverside, admitted to two…
· Editorial Staff
San Diego man sentenced for hate crime against Asian American cop
San Diego man sentenced for hate crime against Asian American cop: Defendant John Richards, 68, pleaded guilty to battery on a police officer and a hate crime for striking and yelling racial slurs at an unnamed Asian American officer in 2022. He was sentenced to one year of…
· Carl Samson
Over 2,000 lanterns light up New Jersey park to remember anti-Asian hate victims
More than 2,000 lanterns illuminated a local New Jersey park in an event that remembered and called for justice for victims of anti-Asian hate. Key points:
· Carl Samson
California man sentenced for driving through Stop Asian Hate rally
The man who disrupted a Stop Asian Hate rally in Diamond Bar, California, in 2021 has been sentenced to a year in federal prison. Key points:
· Carl Samson
SF man charged with hate crime over anti-Asian attack
A man accused of attacking several Asian men in San Francisco in late March has been charged with a hate crime. Key points: