Since the beginning of the pandemic in March, there have been 2,800 hate crimes reported against Asian-Americans nationwide, with 700 in the Bay Area.
"The whole neighborhood is under siege," said Barry Szeto of Oakland. "People beat you up, people rob you every day. At least 10 to 15 cases just within a few blocks of here."
There is even more concern now that the Lunar New Year is this Friday.
"The criminals know that Chinatown is a community that deals with cash, primarily," said Jason Akima of Oakland. "People come out and the pull cash out of the banks for Chinese New Year, so they're just prime targets."