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A recent wave of attacks against older Asians has stoked fear in some big city Chinatowns, NBC News reports. A 84-year-old Thai American, Vicha Ratanapakdee,...
Rise in attacks on elderly Asian Americans in Bay Area prompt new special response unit CNN 2/9/2021 By Eric Levenson, Stephanie Becker and Dan Simon, CNN © KGO Actor Daniel Wu, who grew up in the Bay Area, spoke at a news conference Monday condemning anti-Asian bias in Oakland's Chinatown. Several unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area captured in disturbing videos in recent days, have raised concerns about anti-Asian bias related to the Covid-19 pandemic. At a news conference in Oakland's Chinatown on Monday, Alameda Coun...
A northern California district attorney announced Monday that a new special response unit was created in the wake of recent attacks against Asians, particularly elderly Asians, in Oakland’s Chinatown, as activists have argued that other violence in San Francisco and New York shows a pattern of abuse related to blame placed on the Asian American community for the coronavirus pandemic.
Several unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area captured in disturbing videos in recent days, have raised con...
Last year, racial language often used by former President Trump caused some to blame Asian Americans for COVID-19.