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How Asians Became the Most Vaccinated Group in New York City
Sixty-eight percent of the city’s adult Asian population has received at least one dose, despite many New Yorkers of Asian descent facing language barriers and a fear of violence.
Phung Nguyen, 77, relied on the help of Michelle Bounkousohn, an organizer, to get vaccinated. Credit.Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times
May 5, 2021Updated 3:51 p.m. ET
Since last year, Phung Nguyen, 77, feared the worst would happen if she fell ill with Covid-19. She lives alone in the Bronx, lost contact with her daughter years ago and only speaks Vietnamese.
Jihye Lee Quintet Will Perform at Flushing Town Hall For APA Heritage Month
The event includes a special dedication to the women who were killed in the Atlanta, Georgia spa shootings in March. by BWW News Desk
On Friday, May 21, the Jihye Lee Quintet will perform live from the stage at Flushing Town Hall for an all-virtual audience.
The livestream event honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and includes a special dedication to the women who were killed in the Atlanta, Georgia spa shootings in March. At Flushing Town Hall, we are responding to the recent rise in hate crimes as best we know how through the arts, says Ellen Kodadek, Executive & Artistic Director. Our mission is to bring people together by presenting arts and culture from around the world. The Atlanta killings were widely understood to be driven by racism and misogyny. We are proud to present Jihye Lee s all-female, Korean jazz quintet to share their message and music with our diverse aud
As Violence Against Asian American Women Rises, Advocates Say Groups Are Historically Underfunded By Anna Lucente Sterling New York City PUBLISHED 4:45 PM ET Apr. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:45 PM EDT Apr. 08, 2021
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Julie Kim still remembers the date when everything changed for her: November 27, 2017.
Her husband had been emotionally abusive from the start of their relationship, she said. But things kept escalating over the years and, on that date, he physically assaulted her so severely that she described the incident as “life-threatening.” She said it happened in front of their 6-year-old daughter and was loud enough that a neighbor called the NYPD.
That’s when she decided to leave her husband for good.