Outraged by violent attacks on Asian Americans a large group gathered in San Francisco Sunday demanding more resources to keep everyone safe. Betty Yu reports. (2-14-21)
After several attacks on members of the Asian-American community in the Bay Area, a rally was held in Oakland to promote multicultural healing Saturday.
Federal Republic of Nigeria State House Abuja
APPEAL TO ACT BEFORE HERDSMEN DRAG NIGERIA INTO A CIVIL WAR
It is my honour and privilege to extend warm compliments of the New Year to Your Excellency on behalf of myself, the Government and good people of Benue State.
2. As a State, we welcome and appreciate the establishment of three Federal educational institutions in Benue State namely: Federal University of Health Sciences, Federal College of Education and a Federal Polytechnic.
3. We are also thankful for the various appointments given Benue sons and daughters. We expect more of such strategic projects and appointments more so given the support you have received from our Government and the people of the State. We acknowledge and appreciate the intervention which your Administration made as Bailout to States during the first recession, although Benue is yet to receive the second Tranche which you approved and referred to the Federal Ministry of Finance to verify and pay two y
Since the beginning of the pandemic in March, there have been 2,800 hate crimes reported against Asian-Americans nationwide, with 700 in the Bay Area. The whole neighborhood is under siege, said Barry Szeto of Oakland. People beat you up, people rob you every day. At least 10 to 15 cases just within a few blocks of here.
There is even more concern now that the Lunar New Year is this Friday. The criminals know that Chinatown is a community that deals with cash, primarily, said Jason Akima of Oakland. People come out and the pull cash out of the banks for Chinese New Year, so they re just prime targets.
‘We’ve heard from some members . who do not want to contribute to political candidates but would like to donate to work that will address the issues and policies that are important to the preservation and promotion of democracy’