Japanese Teacher Seriously Injured in Seattle Attack
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The attack on Noriko Nasu in the Chinatown/International District was caught on surveillance video.
SEATTLE A GoFundMe page has been established for a Japanese-language teacher who is the victim of an apparent hate crime.
The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, is one of several anti-Asian assaults being reported nationwide.
“Noriko Nasu was attacked in Seattle’s International District on Thursday, Feb. 25,” writes Kristina DeLeo, a concerned citizen. “Knocked unconscious by a man wielding a rock in a sock, Ms. Nasu suffered multiple fractures to her nose, broken teeth, bruising and a concussion. Her partner, Mark Poffenbarger, was also injured in the attack, receiving multiple stitches for his wounds. This is being investigated as a racially motivated attack.