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A video of an Asian-American former military veteran showing his battle scars and asking if this was enough proof of his patriotism in a town hall meeting in Ohio has gone viral on social media.
69-year-old Lee Wong has served the US military for nearly 20 years
OHIO: Amid rising incident of rising hate crimes in the United States, a video of an Asian-American former military veteran showing his battle scars and asking if this was enough proof of his patriotism in a town hall meeting in Ohio has gone viral on the social media.
69-year-old Lee Wong, who has served the US military for nearly 20 years, has been receiving arm applauds from all over the world for making a bold statement and raising the problem of racial discrimination being faced by Asian-Americans recently. It may be recalled that six Asian women were killed in Atlanta alongside two other victims in rising hate crimes last week.
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+ April 01, 2021 THE Philippine Consulate General in New York thanked the New York police for the arrest of the suspect in the violent assault on a 65-year-old Filipina in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, March 29, 2021.
It also reminded Filipinos in New York and surrounding areas to remain vigilant and to immediately report any incident to authorities.
The victim was identified as Vilma Kari, 65, who had migrated to the United States decades ago.
The suspect, on the other hand, was identified as Brandon Elliot, an ex-convict who is on lifetime parole after he was released from prison in 2019. He was convicted of stabbing his mother to death in 2002.
Georgia massage parlour shootings leave 8 dead; suspect captured
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According to authorities, many of them were Asian women.
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This screenshot of surveillance footage released by the Cherokee Sheriff s Office via their Facebook page on March 16, 2021 shows the suspect in a multiple shooting, on Hwy 92 near Bells Ferry Road, outside Atlanta, Georgia
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According to authorities, many of them were Asian women.
Shootings at two massage parlours in Atlanta and one in the suburbs Tuesday evening left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said.
As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged America, Esther Lim grew more worried by the day for her parents' welfare and her own not just for their health, but their safety in the face of rising attacks against Asian-Americans.