Michael Lee holds a sign in the air that reads Racism Is a Virus, as hundreds gathered for the We Are Not Silent rally and march against the rise in racist violence toward both Asian American and Pacific Islander communities at Hing Hay Park in Seattle s Chinatown-International District. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer We are not silent. Hundreds denounce anti-Asian violence in Seattle By
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Hundreds gathered at Hing Hay Park in Seattle s Chinatown-International District on Saturday to denounce hate, bias, and violence aimed at Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, both in the region and across the U.S.
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Japanese Teacher Seriously Injured in Seattle Attack
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The attack on Noriko Nasu in the Chinatown/International District was caught on surveillance video.
SEATTLE A GoFundMe page has been established for a Japanese-language teacher who is the victim of an apparent hate crime.
The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, is one of several anti-Asian assaults being reported nationwide.
“Noriko Nasu was attacked in Seattle’s International District on Thursday, Feb. 25,” writes Kristina DeLeo, a concerned citizen. “Knocked unconscious by a man wielding a rock in a sock, Ms. Nasu suffered multiple fractures to her nose, broken teeth, bruising and a concussion. Her partner, Mark Poffenbarger, was also injured in the attack, receiving multiple stitches for his wounds. This is being investigated as a racially motivated attack.