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.
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Stop the Hate: An Eyewitness News Social Town Hall
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NEW YORK (WABC) As hate crimes against Asian Americans continue to rise, Eyewitness News hosted a town hall to shed light on the disturbing uptick in unprovoked attacks.
After our Stop the Hate: An Eyewitness News Social Town Hall ABC News Live will air Stop the Hate: The Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans Thursday at 8 p.m., featuring an appearance by Eyewitness News reporter CeFaan Kim.
Meet the panelists:
-Rep. Grace Meng, D-NY: U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng is serving her fifth term in the United States House of Representatives. Grace represents the Sixth Congressional District of New York encompassing the New York City borough of Queens, including west, central and northeast Queens. She is the first and only Asian American Member of Congress from New York State and the first female Congressmember from Queens since former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro.