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Asian male was attacked again in the United States for no apparent reason.
The perpetrator simply said he did not like his gaze, but as the Asian hate crime continued, the United States began an investigation at the federal level.
Reporter Jung Kyung-yoon on the report.
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Suddenly another man rushes behind a man walking on the street, and immediately turns back.
The man hitting him stops and holds his back in pain.
On the 25th, in New York, USA, a 23-year-old man rushed behind and stabbed a 36-year-old Asian man with a weapon.
The victim is known to be in critical condition.
[Wellington Chen / Incident Witness: I only thought that the perpetrator pushed against an Asian man.
The man also turned and looked at the perpetrator.
I thought they knew each other.
So I didn't think it was a big deal.] The
suspect, caught by the police, stated that he had committed the crime because he did not like his gaze.
On the 16th, a white man pushed and knocked a Chinese woman down in the middle of New York City, and a Korean man from the US Air Force was beaten by a bully in the Koreantown of Los Angeles.
With the increasing number of hate crimes targeting Asians since the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate at the federal level.
In New York, protests against hate crimes were also held.
[Bill de Blasio/New York Mayor: We must stop our hatred toward Asians.
It's a message that needs to be delivered not only to New York, but across the United States.
We need to stop Asian hatred right away.]
One organization said that from March to December last year, there were over 2,800 cases of verbal and physical violence targeting Asians in the United States.
(Video editing: Seungjin Lee)