Antonio Ferme editorSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise. According to the advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate, there have been up to 2,800 incidents reported since last March.
In New York City alone, there was an 867% increase in Asian hate crime victims in 2020.On Jan. 28, an 84-year-old man from Thailand was attacked during his morning walk and knocked to the ground, which was captured in a surveillance video.
Vicha Ratanapakdee was sent to the hospital, where he died two days later. Days later, a 91-year-old Asian American man was shoved to the sidewalk in Oakland’s Chinatown.
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