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Community groups denounce violence toward Asian Americans in Bay Area and beyond KGO OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) When a large, black hearse rolled into Colma s Woodlawn Funeral Home, it marked the end of a long, dignified life taken in the midst of an agonizing racial crisis. I want to talk about what the problem really is. To tell the truth, said Eric Lawson, the son-in-law of 84-year-old Vichan Ratanapakdee, who died after being attacked in Francisco s Anza Vista neighborhood. The community should be able to feel safe walking down the street, said Lawson. That has not been possible, recently. Today, eight different Asian community groups denounced hundreds of attacks locally and thousands nationally in the last year, and before that, even. ....
Actors Daniel Wu and Daniel Dae Kim say there's a direct relation between anti-Asian American rhetoric used by former President Donald Trump and crimes against Asian-Americans. ....
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) Shocking new video coming out of Oakland s Chinatown showing a 91-year-old man senselessly pushed to the ground has the community on high alert. A warning the video taken at the corner of Harrison and 8th streets outside the Asian Resource Center is disturbing to watch. Carl Chan, president of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, says the neighborhood is under attack. As of Sunday night, he has collected more than 20 incident reports and videos of small businesses getting robbed and owners and customers assaulted. Chan held a press conference with some business owners and city leaders Wednesday to discuss solutions such as adding extra police patrols and cameras. ....
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) A suspect is now facing charges in connection with an attack on a 91-year-old in Oakland s Chinatown. As this happens, community members are stepping up and some have a strong message. Volunteers like Jimmy Bounphengsy and Kelley Mea could be seen walking the streets of Oakland Monday night - Specifically, Oakland s Chinatown and the outlying streets after at least three vicious attacks on seniors. Their message is a simple one. We out here trying to protect and I don t want nobody coming over here with a bad intention and try to hurt somebody! We re not about that! says Jimmy Bounphengsy of San Jose. His friend Kelley Mea walked with him and continued that statement saying, We here to make sure nobody is getting robbed! ....