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Crime
Vandalism of California mosque triggers call for hate crime probe
A mosque in Tracy, California, fell victim to vandals on New Year’s Eve. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at t...
Carl Samson
Welcome sign of Bangladeshi town in Michigan vandalized
A tight-knit Bangladeshi American neighborhood in Detroit saw its welcome sign defaced last week, an incident community leaders believe was ...
Vaults for the dead smashed in North Dakota Muslim cemetery vandalism
Five concrete vaults used in burials were found destroyed on Friday at the Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead (ISFM) in North Dakota. Staff...
American man arrested for smashing man’s car in Thailand
A 45-year-old American man, identified only as Andigo, was arrested in Thailand on Wednesday for smashing a man’s car and threatening his f...
Michelle De Pacina
Man arrested, then released without bail, for destroying Gandhi statue in NYC
Sukhpal Singh, 27, was arrested for his alleged role in vandalizing a Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Shri Tulsi Mandir in Queens, New Yo...
News
‘Such racism’: Vandals attack billboards of 3 Asian candidates in New Zealand
Three candidates of Asian descent running for a seat in Auckland, New Zealand — Howick Ward Councilor Paul Young, first-time candidate Vins...
Bryan Ke
Vandalism of second Gandhi statue in New York City prompts calls for hate crime charges
A Mahatma Gandhi statue outside a Hindu temple in South Richmond Hill in Queens, New York, was vandalized on Aug. 3. The toppled-over stat...
Bay Area
SF restaurant owner frustrated after city fines him because of constant graffiti on his business
A business owner expressed his frustration over the repeated graffiti vandalism of his San Francisco restaurant after receiving a violation ...
Salon vandalized after being misidentified as business of Orlando woman in anti-Asian rant video
Iris Mejia, owner of Beauty Bar Orlando, has reportedly been receiving death threats since June 13 after a woman with a similar business wa...
‘NO G**KS’: San Leandro man arrested for vandalizing neighbor’s home with anti-Asian graffiti
Nicholas Swyers, 25, was arrested on Monday for allegedly spray-painting a home in San Leandro, California, with anti-Asian graffiti. The ...
Customer kicked out for not wearing pants smashes windows, doors of Chinese restaurant in Queens
A man booted out of 4 Choices & A Soup on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing, Queens, retaliated by smashing glass windows and doors at the r...
Suspect wanted for vandalizing Portland Asian community center with graffiti linked to terrorists
Portland police are looking for an individual accused of vandalizing an Asian immigrant and refugee community center in the northeast part o...
Art
San Francisco Chinatown mural defaced with profanity, ‘your mom’ jokes
A popular mural in San Francisco’s Chinatown fell victim to vandalism last week. The mural, known as the Tiger Dragon, was painted on the ...
New York
Vandalism of life-sized Gandhi statue in NYC condemned by Indian consulate as ‘despicable’
A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in New York City’s Union Square was vandalized on Feb. 4. Vandals reportedly covered the statue with a c...
Canada
Vandals deface historic Chinese garden in Vancouver’s Chinatown with graffiti, urine and feces
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, which opened in 1986, is the first Chinese or “scholar’s” garden built outside China. A weekend ...
Man charged for anti-Asian graffiti on donut store that was also target of rock, pellet gun vandalisms
The 46-year-old man behind a string of vandalisms in Regina, Canada, has been charged with mischief. Vuong Pham, the owner of one of the t...
Asians Are Strong banner vandalized three days after going up in San Francisco
San Francisco community organization “Asians Are Strong'' put up a banner on Route 101 near the Vermont Street exit in San Franci...
Jiselle Lee
Man sentenced for vandalizing Vancouver’s Chinese Cultural Centre with ‘kill all’ message
A man who pleaded guilty to vandalizing Vancouver’s Chinese Cultural Centre with racist graffiti will spend 240 days in jail after being sen...
Oakland
‘Go back to China’: Oakland Chinatown business vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti
A Chinese market in Oakland’s Chinatown was subject to anti-Asian vandalism on Monday Nov. 15. Racist graffiti: New Tin’s Market’s owners fo...
Hmong Cultural Center vandalized with white supremacist graffiti days after grand opening
A group of vandals was captured on video spray painting a slogan linked to a white supremacist group onto the storefront of the Hmong Cultur...
SF man charged with 31 hate crimes over vandalism, burglary of 20 Chinese-owned businesses
A San Francisco man is facing a slew of charges for alleged acts of vandalism and burglary in 20 Chinese-owned businesses in the city, Distr...
Florida man who vandalized Asian American family’s cars, threatened them as a squirrel sentenced
A man who painted racial slurs on vehicles owned by an Asian American family in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., received sentences for his hate crim...
GoFundMe Set for SF Chinatown Restaurant Vandalized TWICE in Three Days
A dim sum restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown has fallen victim to two incidents of vandalism in a span of three days, raising costs for...
‘I Have 3 Kids, They Can’t Go to Sleep’: Asian Family Vandalized, Harassed by Teens for DAYS in Canada
A Chinese Canadian family has lived in fear for nearly a month since a group of teenagers began following them and targeting their home in O...
Florida Man Faces 30 Years for Vandalizing Asian American Family’s Vehicles, Sending Threatening Messages as Squirrel
A Daytona Beach, Fla., man is facing up to 30 years in prison after being convicted this week of vandalizing vehicles belonging to an Asian ...
NBA Star, Utah Community Help Give Filipino Food Truck Vandalized With Racist Graffiti a Makeover
A Filipino and Asian fusion food truck in Utah that was vandalized with racist graffiti over the weekend has been redesigned with the help o...
Ryan General
Man Wanted for Vandalizing Vehicles With Anti-Asian Graffiti in Utah
Police in Salt Lake City are looking for a man who allegedly vandalized at least two vehicles with anti-Asian graffiti. Reported: On Monday,...
Feature
Man Defaces Murals Celebrating Asian Culture in SF Chinatown
A man has allegedly defaced murals celebrating Asian culture in San Francisco’s Chinatown twice in the span of a single month. What happened...
Vietnamese Restaurant Receives $500 Tip to Fix Windows Ruined by Vandals
A Vietnamese restaurant in Sacramento, Calif. received a large tip to help fix its windows from vandals on April 29. [email protected]’s uncle’s Vi...
Kimberly Nguyen
‘Chi Com,’ ‘Go Home’: Thai American Home in Kentucky Vandalized With Anti-Asian Slurs
A Thai American family in Prospect, Kentucky is scared, angry and frustrated after seeing their home vandalized with anti-Asian slurs over t...
9 Asian-Owned Businesses Have Their Windows Smashed in the Last 2 Weeks in Oregon
Many Asian-owned businesses in Portland, Oregon were vandalized and had windows smashed. In the last week of January, 13 businesses in the J...
Khanh Tran
San Jose’s Historic Japantown Monument Vandalized as Neighborhood Suffers From COVID
Community members of San Jose’s Japantown discovered that a historic granite monument that honors Japanese immigrants was vandalized on Mond...
Vandals Destroy 50-Year-Old Cherry Blossom Trees in SF Japantown
Two cherry blossom trees in front of the Japanese Cultural Community Center of Northern California were “completely vandalized” ...
Suspect Arrested for Targeting California Sushi Restaurant With Racist Graffiti
A man has been arrested for vandalizing a sushi restaurant in Elk Grove, California with an anti-Asian message. Umai Bar & Grill, locate...
6 Buddhist Temples Vandalized in OC in November, 2 Women Caught on Camera
Six Buddhist temples in Orange County, California were reportedly vandalized in the last month, raising alarms against hate crimes that have...
Memorial Sign for Deputy Bruce Lee is Vandalized in California
A road sign that commemorates a fallen Asian American deputy in La Quinta, California was reportedly found defaced on Wednesday morning. The...