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They gather almost every night at San Francisco's Dragon Gate, the ornately decorated entrance to the nation's oldest Chinatown. Armed with only whistles and pamphlets, the volunteer neighbourhood patrol roams the streets, checking out ATMs and mum-and-pop shops in areas where Asian residents have experienced attacks that have left this neighbourhood on edge. Some volunteers drive more than an hour to walk these blocks - largely deserted by a combination of fear and pandemic lockdown - to hand out bilingual fliers that explain how to report a crime to police. Similar patrols have sprouted in...

CBS News Asian Americans outraged by inaction over hate crimes: "I'm just fighting for us to be seen" Vicha Ratanapakdee came to San Francisco, California, in 2000. His daughter Monthanus has lived in the city with her husband, Eric Lawson, for over a decade. She said Ratanapadkee loved his grandchildren and loved his family. The devoted grandfather died after being brutally assaulted just one month ago in broad daylight. Ratanapakdee's story is just one of many attacks against Asian Americans caught on camera over the last few months. More than 3,000 hate incidents directed at Asian Americ...

Asian Americans fighting "to be seen" amid rise in hate crimes CBS News © Credit: CBSNews cbsn-fusion-outrage-grows-as-attacks-against-asian-americans-continue-to-increase-thumbnail-654162-640x360.jpg Vicha Ratanapakdee came to San Francisco, California, in 2000. His daughter Monthanus has lived in the city with her husband, Eric Lawson, for over a decade. She said Ratanapadkee loved his grandchildren and loved his family. The devoted grandfather died after being brutally assaulted just one month ago in broad daylight. Ratanapakdee's story is just one of many attacks again...

Violent attacks against Asian American elders have left the community reeling, especially across Chinatowns from New York to San Francisco. Now they're looking for ways to protect themselves.

'Stop killing us': Attacks on Asian Americans highlight rise in hate incidents amid COVID-19 N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY 'Stop killing us': Asian Americans decry spike in violent attacks amid pandemic Replay Video UP NEXT A series of violent crimes against Asians and Asian Americans has prompted activists and experts to warn that racist rhetoric about the coronavirus pandemic may be fueling a rise in hate incidents. Police in Oakland, California, announced this week that they arrested a suspect in connection with a brutal attack of a 91-year-old man in Chinatown that wa...