Police in San Francisco said Monday they’ve arrested a man who allegedly attacked an Asian couple without provocation earlier this month in the city’s.
According to the Chuk sisters, the attack happened shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday on Jefferson Street near 10th Street.
Tiffany Chuk told NBC Bay Area Saturday that the suspect drove the wrong direction on a one-way street and then, he backed into a parking spot.
That’s when he apparently jumped out and attacked a man of Asian descent.
“He jumped on him from behind, knocked him to the ground and punched him in the head,” she said.
Tiffany Chuk said she and her family wanted to help. So, she pulled out her phone and shot this video. While her brother called 911 and her sister banged on the window to distract the suspect.
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Professor Jonathan Okamura is the author of Ethnicity and Inequality in Hawai i, his area of specialty for more than 30 years at UH Manoa. Perpetual foreigners. That s one of the dominant, racist stereotypes of Asian Americans, he said.
COVID-19 just brought it to the surface, Okamura said, but shunning and violence are overt expressions of subtler dynamics that happen every day.
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Tech developer Jeff Kim lived on the East Coast, in L.A. and in Chicago. As a teen, he recalls a friend with whom he thought he shared mutual understanding and respect. I saw him just passing by on the street and he said, Hey Jeff, my favorite Asian friend! Kim said. And I told him immediately, I said, Why can t I just be your favorite friend period. You know he just kind of laughed it off and it just always stuck with me.
Updated on March 31, 2021 at 11:46 pm
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You ve likely seen the recent videos of attacks against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, but what happens if you find yourself witnessing one?
The nonprofit Hollaback is teaming up with the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice to host virtual training sessions on how to be a better bystander. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. By minding your business and not doing anything, you’re saying that this behavior is OK, Jorge Arteaga, deputy director of Hollaback, said. It’s going unchecked, which then that means someone else in your community is going to experience this.
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Senator Mazie K. Hirono s new book Heart of Fire and her thoughts on race and gender
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Senator Mazie K. Hirono has been vocal about the push to include more Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in President Biden s cabinet and other leadership positions. We talked to her about race and gender, particularly in regards to her new memoir, Heart of Fire , which will be released on April 20. She recalled her experience as an immigrant from Japan, a women in a predominantly-male law school and then Congress, and more.
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