<Anchor> In the
midst of protests to stop hatred of Asians in the United States, racial hate crimes are continuing.
This time, an Asian man in his 60s was violently assaulted on a subway in New York.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung heard the situation from the witness at the time.
<Reporter> On
Friday last week, Mr. George Krebki witnessed a shocking scene on the New York subway on his way home from work.
A black man in his thirties slammed an Asian man in his sixties in his seat until he became bloody.
[Georgio Krebki/Asian Hate Crime Witness: An Asian male was completely in shock.
I took off my scarf and made a tourniquet around his head.]
I can't forget the hate speech the perpetrator made when he hit him.
[Georgio Krebki/Asian Hate Crime Witness: (What did you say?) He said he was fucking Asians.
I am the person who survived the 9/11 terrorist building.
Last Friday was the first time I saw a real hate crime in my life.] The
New York Police arrested the perpetrator and charged it with a hate crime.
There were also attacks on protesters to stop Asian hatred.
In New York, the woman who had picked up with her child was beaten for no reason.
[Racist!]
The governor and wife of Maryland promised to strengthen patrols in an area where Korean merchants were concentrated.
[Larry Hogan/Maryland Governor: We are trying to take practical steps to make it easier for people to report crimes so that the police can pay more attention.]
[Yumi Hogan/Maryland Governor's wife: Now is the time, we are gathering together at this time. We
have to come
out and raise our voices.]
Democrats in the United States have suggested that the 26th be the day to stop hatred in Asia.
There is a growing voice that we must take this opportunity to solve the chronic problem of the United States, which treats and hates Asians who live and live in American society as strangers.
(Video coverage: Oh Jeong-sik, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)