Asian Man Looks to Move Out of California After Being Partially Blinded in Hate Crime
On 3/17/21 at 1:45 PM EDT
After two decades in California, a 59-year-old Asian man is looking to leave the state because of a brutal attack he suffered, which he believes was racially motivated. Why [do I think it s a hate crime]? Because I have my wallet with me. I still have my cell phone with me. The stuff I bought is still with me. Why would you attack someone you don t know just to attack them? Danny Yu Chang told
Newsweek.
Anti-Asian sentiments rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent report from Stop AAPI Hate identified nearly 4,000 hate incidents in the past year. AAPI noted that it s likely to only be a fraction of the true number and California topped the list with 44 percent of the total incidents reported.
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March 17, 2021
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San Francisco Police say an Asian man suffered head injuries after he was attacked. The victim, 59-year-old Danny Yu Chang was walking in the area of Market Street Monday when the attack happened. Witnesses say the suspect ran up to Chang and punched him in the head multiple times, and he fell to the ground. The suspect then got on a MUNI bus and left the area. Chang was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and can barely see. Police were able to link the attack to another incident earlier in the day caught on surveillance video. The same attacker cut another man in the face in an unprovoked attack near the 16th/Mission BART station. Police arrested 32-year-old Jorge Devis-Milton. He is facing charges multiple assault charges, as well as aggravated mayhem, and battery. These incidents come as attacks on Asian Americans have increased during the pandemic.