Actor and activist William Lex Ham addresses a crowd on Boston Common during a rally against anti-Asian hate. (Quincy Walters/WBUR)
When Harvard Student Ryan Doan Nguyen saw surveillance footage of the fatal attack on 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee last month, he closed his laptop and didn t know what to do with his anger. He looked just like my grandfather, he said to a crowd on Boston Common on Saturday. My heart was aching.
Nguyen, 18, helped organize Boston s Stop Asian Hate rally, one of many held around the country following a year of increased attacks against Asian people during the coronavirus pandemic. Nguyen said he s been following them all. While he spoke, people held signs that read Racism Is A Virus, I Am Not A Virus and Stop Asian Hate.
Actress Olivia Munn and social justice advocates are calling for change after a string of violent attacks against Asians and Asian Americans have been reported in San Francisco, Oakland, New York and across the U.S.
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Production on the upcoming fourth season of the hit Netflix show Cobra Kai has begun in Atlanta.
According to a report by Newsweek, the series - that follows the events from The Karate Kid franchise - was rumored to be shooting from January 20th until April 15th.
But while streaming giant Netflix has not made any comment regarding the start date of filming, a now-deleted tweet from actor William Lex Ham seemingly confirmed that production for season four is now underway.
The January 19th tweet reportedly read: Heading back to Atlanta bc I booked a role on Netflix Cobra Kai! Much love to the production s health and safety team for their rigorous COVID protocols. My first big production gig since putting my career on hold to volunteer for Yang in Sept 2019.