Updated: 1:02 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff An Asian-owned convenience store in Charlotte was attacked on March 30, just a few weeks after a mass shooting killed multiple Asian women in Atlanta, NBC affiliate WCNC Charlotte reports.A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the owners, who believe they may have been attacked because of their race, according to WCNC Charlotte. The GoFundMe says Grace Lee Sung s uncle, who owns the store on Trade Street near the Charlotte Area Transportation Center Uptown, was the victim of the attack in which the suspect tore up the store with a metal bar. Surveillance camera footage captured the events. Sung said the suspect yelled anti-Asian racial slurs and other kinds of verbal abuse during the incident. Another person reportedly entered the store and yelled at the owner. Afterward, Sung said more men lined up at the doors, yelling across from broken glass and making sexual gestures while the owner and wife cleaned
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) Friday is the beginning of Lunar New Year, traditionally a time for festivities. While the pandemic has put a damper on many celebrations, San Francisco s Chinatown has found a way to mark the Year of the Ox while sending a strong message about a recent wave of attacks on Asian Americans.
Usually, the opening of a playground wouldn t warrant such a grand celebration but the Willy Woo Woo Wong Playground is a $14.5 million dollar, nearly 10-year long project which is symbolic of the challenges this neighborhood has endured in the past year. Hopefully it s more of a sign that Chinatown that has been battered by this pandemic is coming back. It s going to attract more people to work play eat in Chinatown, said Allan Low with the city s Recreation and Park Commission.
Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year amid calls for police support
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But as night fell, the streets became quiet. Once sun sets, everybody closes. Because they are afraid, said Galen Chiu, manager of From the Heart Flowers in Chinatown.
While the desire for safety is real, Chiu said the conversation about it could have a negative impact on businesses. It kinda makes it harder for people to come out and spend money or to do business, said Chiu. If they don t have a reason to come down here, they wouldn t come down here.
Oakland s newest police chief announced Monday that an arrest has been made after a 91-year-old man was violently shoved in Chinatown.