Chinanews, April 7th, a comprehensive report that recently hate crimes against Asian Americans have been frequent in the United States. At least 35 cases of Asian-American hate crimes have occurred in New York City this year, which has aroused widespread concern.
After a 65-year-old Asian woman was attacked in Manhattan, the doorman who was sitting on the sidelines was fired by her company. Asian groups called for justice when trying the assailants. Yang Anze, a Chinese New York mayor candidate, also chose to take the attack frequently. To show that Asians will not bow to violence.
On April 4, local time, New York held an anti-hate Asian parade. After tens of thousands of people gathered in Foley Square in Manhattan holding slogans, they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Square in Brooklyn.
The picture shows people marching across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
65-year-old Asian woman was attacked
Watching the doorman being fired coldly
On March 29, a 65-year-old Asian woman was kicked by a stranger in front of an apartment building on West 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, who shouted "You do not belong here" and other racially discriminatory terms.
The guard of the building who witnessed the whole process not only failed to help, but also closed the door.
After the video was exposed, it caused strong condemnation from the public, demanding that the building dismiss the two staff members.
On the night of the incident, the company announced that it would temporarily suspend them and then launched an investigation into the incident.
On April 6, the building management company announced on its FaceBook that the two guards had been fired.
The management company of the incident building released information stating that the company had already made a decision on the actions of the two guards at the time of the incident, stating: “Although the guards walked out of the building after the attacker left, they helped the victim. The police car was stopped, but it was obvious that they failed to implement the necessary emergency safety regulations. Therefore, the two people will be dismissed from immediately."
The company also emphasized in its statement to stand with the Asian-Pacific community to fight hatred and violence, and will conduct comprehensive training for building services employees throughout the company to strengthen their awareness of responding to emergencies, anti-bias, and when encountering emergencies. Ability to judge whether and how to intervene in emergencies.
Data map: Yang Anze.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Asian officials in New York take the lead on the subway
Asians will not bow to violence!
In addition, Brandon Elliot, the suspect who attacked the 65-year-old Asian woman, appeared in the New York Criminal Court on the 5th local time.
The New York Homologous Association joined a number of community representatives to protest before the court, demanding justice.
On the other hand, in the recent frequent cases of Asian Americans in New York City, many of them occurred in subway cars or subway stations. The Chinese candidates for New York Mayor Yang Anze, Huang Minyi, Yang Ailun and other New York City Council candidates, and A number of Asian officials from New York City took the Q line from Manhattan's Chinatown together.
American Chinese Network reported that the move by Asian candidates and elected officials was also to show that Asians would not bow to violence against their own communities.
New York Asian hate crimes surge
Sheriff blames failure of police reform
The New York City Police released March crime data on the 6th.
Among them, the data of Asian hate crimes has surged compared with the same period last year.
According to information released by the New York City Police, as of the end of March this year, 31 Asian hate crime cases had occurred in New York City, compared with zero in the same period last year.
As of April, four more Asian hate crimes have occurred in New York City, bringing this number to 35.
In an interview with the media on the 6th, New York City Police Chief Shea attributed the surge in crime to the failure of police reform and judicial reform.
He believes that the current system cannot allow criminals to take due responsibility for the crimes they have committed, and the people are afraid to take to the streets because of fear, and the police do not have the necessary resources to curb crimes.
Shay said that the police station has only one requirement, and that is to give judges the right to allow criminals who should be detained to receive their due punishment.