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An Asian-American family was targeted in a fast-food drive-through attack, leaving them battered and bruised.

An arrest warrant has been issued for the man who threatened and physically attacked a Filipino family at a fast food drive-thru.

Hernandez Sentenced to Community Service; Probationary Period Shortened Posted On A rally was held in Torrance’s Wilson Park in 2020 following anti-Asian attacks perpetrated by Lena Hernandez.  (MARIO GERSOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Rafu Staff Report TORRANCE — Lena Hernandez, who pleaded no contest last year to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an attack on an Asian American woman at the Del Amo Mall in Torrance in 2019, was back in court on May 10 to say that she could not comply with the sentence imposed on her. Hernandez had been sentenced in a Torrance courtroom to serve 47 day...

South Bay Officials, Activists Rally Against Hate Posted On The rally was a family affair, with many attendees bringing their kids. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer REDONDO BEACH — “Stand Up, Stand Together” was the theme of a rally held at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in support of the AAPI community. Al Muratsuchi The April 11 event was organized by Brianna Egan, an MPH nutrition student at Loma Linda University who is working on a project to start a community garden in Redondo Beach; and Jerome Chang, an architect and business owner who recently ran for school board...

New D.A.’s Softened Hate Crime Stance Criticized Posted On Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo Just four days after he was sworn in as Los Angeles County district attorney, George Gascon is coming under fire for apparently relaxing his position on hate crimes. In the Torrance Courthouse on Dec. 11, a representative from Gascon’s office moved to dismiss the hate crime allegation against Gregory Edward Howell, who is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism in a road rage incident. Howell is accused of using a shovel to strike the ...