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Asian seniors get self-defense training to protect against attacks KTVU's Brooks Jarosz reports. SAN CARLOS, Calif. - With increasing attacks and hate crimes against the AAPI community, groups of Bay Area Asian seniors are taking classes to get hands-on training to protect themselves. Self-defense and law enforcement instructors offered their expert advice in hopes of preventing future crimes, by arming those 65 and older with new tools – like pepper spray and personal alarms -- to stop new attacks. "Merely being aware of your surroundings will not protect you," retired Oakland Police Capt. Frank Lowe said. "You should have some type of action already ready in your mind."
In the wake of an increase in nationwide anti-Asian attacks, UC Berkeley alumni launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to provide Asian Americans, especially the elderly, with pepper spray for self-defense. Campaign organizers Tsz Chun Chung, Bruce Lou and Tzulun Mai aim to raise $1,000 to purchase pepper sprays, according to the GoFundMe page. They plan to hand 1,000 pepper sprays out for free in San Francisco’s Chinatown, as well as in other Bay Area Asian communities. “We want to equip them with a cheap, reliable, and non-lethal self-defense weapon that will give them a chance to fend off would-be attackers,” the GoFundMe description reads.
These Asian American women are chaperoning others who feel unsafe: 'It's uplifting to help' Cathy Free, The Washington Post April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Katrina Ramos, left, meets with Compassion in Oakland volunteers in Oakland's Chinatown in March.Compassion in Oakland. In February, after a number of anti-Asian attacks in the Bay Area, Jess Owyoung's sadness quickly turned to outrage. "I felt like it could have happened to my grandparents," said Owyoung, 37, a fourth-generation Chinese American who lives in the Bay Area. She already felt traumatized by news stories she'd seen about the nationwide rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, and knowing that similar violent acts had happened just a few miles from her home left her with a sick feeling, she said.
One service in the Bay Area has received more than 2,000 volunteer applications Katrina Ramos, left, meets with Compassion in Oakland volunteers in Oakland's Chinatown in March. (Compassion in Oakland) Cathy Free 5h In February, after a number of anti-Asian attacks in the Bay Area, Jess Owyoung’s sadness quickly turned to outrage. “I felt like it could have happened to my grandparents,” said Owyoung, 37, a fourth-generation Chinese American who lives in the Bay Area. She already felt traumatized by news stories she’d seen about the nationwide rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, and knowing that similar violent acts had happened just a few miles from her home left her with a sick feeling, she said.