On BTS, Anti-Asian Racism, and Reliving Trauma
When BTS released their statement Monday evening decrying racism, they unequivocally showed their support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. It was a stu
Bystanders who witnessed George Floyd’s death explain their horror and fear
Five bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and fear they felt watching Floyd sl
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Asian Grandmother Who Smacked Her Attacker With A Board Donates Nearly $1 Million
Xiao Zhen Xie, the 75-year-old woman who was punched by a white man in San Francisco — and then fought back by smacking him with a board — will not keep the nearly $1 million t
Good Samaritan and Bus Driver Help Elderly Asian Couple Attacked in Brooklyn
The Good Samaritan said he had seen the suspect in the area before and believes the man may be emotionally disturbed, and for that reason said he didn’t believe the attack wa
‘One less Asian to put up with’: Hate crime probed after Seal Beach woman receives threatening letter lauding husband’s death
Police are investigating whether a hate crime was committed after an Asian woman in Seal Beach received a racist and threatening letter celebrating her husband’s recent death. Cl
As Protesters Rally Against Anti-Asian Hate, N.Y.C. Records 5 Attacks
The authorities said they were investigating at least four of the attacks as possible hate crimes, including one that left a man in critical condition. Read More
This Is Where 150 Years Of Ignoring Anti-Asian Racism Got Us
For so long, we’ve thought keeping our heads down and being invisible in America might help us gain acceptance — but the recent wave of racist violence has shattered that myth.
Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law
ATLANTA (AP) — The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week
Trump’s ‘Chinese Virus’ Tweet Helped Fuel Anti-Asian Hate On Twitter, Study Finds
A tweet by former President Donald Trump referring to Covid-19 as the “Chinese Virus” was linked with a rise in anti-Asian content on Twitter, new research has found, as demand
