Community groups denounce violence toward Asian Americans in Bay Area and beyond
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) When a large, black hearse rolled into Colma s Woodlawn Funeral Home, it marked the end of a long, dignified life taken in the midst of an agonizing racial crisis. I want to talk about what the problem really is. To tell the truth, said Eric Lawson, the son-in-law of 84-year-old Vichan Ratanapakdee, who died after being attacked in Francisco s Anza Vista neighborhood. The community should be able to feel safe walking down the street, said Lawson.
That has not been possible, recently.
Today, eight different Asian community groups denounced hundreds of attacks locally and thousands nationally in the last year, and before that, even.
Actors Daniel Wu and Daniel Dae Kim say there's a direct relation between anti-Asian American rhetoric used by former President Donald Trump and crimes against Asian-Americans.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) A suspect is now facing charges in connection with an attack on a 91-year-old in Oakland s Chinatown. As this happens, community members are stepping up and some have a strong message.
Volunteers like Jimmy Bounphengsy and Kelley Mea could be seen walking the streets of Oakland Monday night - Specifically, Oakland s Chinatown and the outlying streets after at least three vicious attacks on seniors. Their message is a simple one. We out here trying to protect and I don t want nobody coming over here with a bad intention and try to hurt somebody! We re not about that! says Jimmy Bounphengsy of San Jose. His friend Kelley Mea walked with him and continued that statement saying, We here to make sure nobody is getting robbed!
White House responds to recent attacks on Asian Americans in shocking Bay Area incidents
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took time during her press briefing Monday to address the escalating hate crimes that have been documented in recent days, yet just represent the latest spike in alarming incidents against Asian Americans since the very outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. I m not aware that he s seen the videos, responded Psaki to one reporter during Monday s briefing. But he is concerned about the discrimination against, the actions against the Asian American community, which is why he signed the executive order and why he s been outspoken in making clear that attacks, verbal attacks, any attacks of any form, are unacceptable. President Biden issued an executive order during his first week in office that acknowledges racism being directed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. It also directed the Department of Health and Human Servic