Attacks on Asians – January 2022

~San Francisco ~ Walking ~ 52 Year old Chinese Man The video of the incident shows two suspects holding a man at gunpoint as they rob him of his belongings in a broad daylight attack. The suspects reportedly took the man’s wallet, phone and Rolex watch after pistol-whipping him. “The man told me in Mandarin he went to the doctor since his head split open in one area & he needed stitches,” Lim wrote in her tweet. The man, who is a resident of the area, warned Lim and others “not to go out alone.”

~ Queens, NY

~ Walking in daylight

~ Korean 75 year old woman

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She was walking in front of Hair Cutters at 116-23 Queens Boulevard around 1:30 p.m. when a male assailant tackled her to the ground, according to the Forest Hills Post. No robbery. No words were exchanged. Meanwhile, the victim’s left eye is swollen shut, but she says she’s grateful to be alive.

~ NYC
~ waiting for train
~ Michelle Go
~ 40 year old Asian woman
~ shoved in front of train

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The death of Michelle Go, who was fatally shoved in front of a New York subway car on Saturday, has left the Asian American community feeling a sense of tragic loss, groups say.

Go, who was attacked by a homeless man, Simon Martial, had been waiting for a train at the Times Square station when she was pushed from behind. Though the incident is not being investigated as a hate crime, the community is reeling, mourning and on edge against a backdrop of increased hate crimes and attacks, Asian American advocacy organizations say.

~ Seeing a knife fight at 7-11 trying to help

~ 30 year old male

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“This guy was trying to separate them and he became a victim,” said John Valdez, a neighbor. “Very sad. Very sad.”

“He was so young,” said Ashley Pei, a 7-Eleven patron. “That’s horrible.”

According to police, the victim was trying to break up a fight when he was stabbed. Following the stabbing, two of the suspects then assaulted his friend before fleeing.

The stabbing victim was rushed by ambulance to a hospital, where he died. His friend was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.Garibay was booked on suspicion of murder, while Alegria and Dehorney were booked on suspicion of attempted murder.

~ Boba Tea owner attacked, Las Vgas

~ Asian man

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The owner’s wife said the suspect opened the door while yelling, then walked away, came back, yelled again — mostly slurs against Asians. The owner, who was working in the back, came out and was attacked until he was unconscious.

After the victim woke up in the hospital, his wife said he didn’t remember what happened.

~ Albuquerque
~ working in a spa
~ 45 year old Asian woman
~ Sihui Fang
~ shot to death

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Friends of a murdered employee are spoke out after an Albuquerque massage business was targeted in an attempted robbery.
“It was clear that she felt that if she didn’t do something, she was going to be killed, and she fought back with everything she had,” Ron Honstein, friend of Sihui Fang, said.

~ Heading to the grocery store, NY

~ Vietnamese 67 year old woman

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The Vietnamese woman was walking to the store to get the senior discount, but was repeatedly punched. The suspect charged with felony #HateCrime told cops he “doesn’t like how Chinese people look, thinks Chinese people look like measles.”

 

~ SF
~ Thai Chinese Man
~ walking home

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Just days before Lunar New Year, a Thai and Chinese American man is living in fear after being attacked and yelled a racist insult near City Hall. To make matters worse, this wasn’t this first time he has been attacked.

~ Brooklyn
~ 66 year old Korean man
~ Working in a store

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66YO Korean grandfather assaulted at his store at Ave H in Brooklyn Saturday 7am after this man refused to pay. Went to hospital with pain/injuries in his head above left ear.

Mr. Lee says a month ago 2 men broke his window and told him to go back to his country.