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Luminaries light up Mile Square Park in memory of COVID-19, anti-Asian hate crime victims

A single light flickered in the pitch-black of Thursday morning. The two traversing the wet grass of Mile Square Park said later that lighting the first luminary made them feel as if they were standing on the precipice of something big. Tam Nguyen said he thought of his parents. Johnny Ngo thought of his. Both of their families came to the U.S. from Vietnam after the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. It was 3:47 a.m. in Fountain Valley when that first luminary was placed. They watched until it was time for them to leave, then extinguished it. It was the first of many that would be lit there later the same day.

Hate crimes against Asian-Americans in Orange County increase tenfold

Hate crimes against Asian-Americans in Orange County increase tenfold Replay Video UP NEXT Small business owners in Orange County s nail salon industry joined local government and law enforcement leaders at a press conference Thursday, to stand against an increase in hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Nguyen remembered feeling under attack in her home of 40 years. She was at an Orange County Target in March 2020, waiting in line. The couple behind her coughed. Then they said, Stay away from her. She has coronavirus, Nguyen said. Though the incident was not physically violent, Nguyen felt the pain.

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