Ellie Lin is a first year Journalism student at MU. She is a guest columnist who writes about social activism for the Maneater.
For Lunar New Year, I had my dumplings delivered. Going out to celebrate is antiquated, and in theory, good luck will follow the dumplings no matter where you eat them.
This is the first year I can’t celebrate Lunar New Year with my grandparents, adding tradition to the long list of things ravaged by COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve seen my grandparents once, a farewell before I left for college. As the months and distance have increased, I’ve grown more concerned for my grandparent’s safety. Elderly Asian Americans are facing two dangers in this pandemic: COVID-19 and hate crimes.
San Jose scrambles to respond to attacks on elderly Asian Americans
Screenshot of the city s Rules and Open Government Committee meeting on Wednesday.
San Jose lawmakers took steps this week to deter hate crimes and protect would-be victims after a string of seemingly xenophobic attacks targeting Asian American elders around the Bay Area hit close to home just before Lunar New Year.
Elected officials, including members of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, responded with plans to reintroduce a 2017 bill to establish a statewide hate crimes hotline and form a special response unit focused on crimes against Asians.
O Malley hopes effort will expand into model for criminal justice reform
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The Alameda County District Attorney s Office is partnering with several city police departments to institute a pilot program to redirect qualified individuals accused of low-level criminal conduct away from the criminal justice system and into behavioral or mental health support systems instead, DA Nancy O Malley announced last week.
The program, new to Alameda County but commonly referred to as the 3-D Program, is launching with the Oakland, Fremont, San Leandro and Hayward police departments, but O Malley said she expects it will eventually expand to all law enforcement agencies in the county.
San Leandro proclaims Steven Taylor Sanctity of Life Day for Black man killed by police
By Lisa Fernandez
San Leandro proclaims day for Steven Taylor on April 18.
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - The San Leandro city council this week proclaimed April 18 as Steven Taylor and Sanctity of Life Day in honor of the 33-year-old Black man who was killed in a Walmart by police for waving a bat and scaring customers inside the store.
The proclamation, passed on Tuesday, is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to pursue racial justice and social equity in San Leandro, the city said in a statement. The proclamation was spearheaded by City Councilman Fred Simon.