Ken Yeung Asian-American Professionals Push For Visibility at Work The Wall Street Journal. - Te-Ping ChenSince George Floyd’s death, issues of race have come to the fore in many workplaces; now, after anti-Asian attacks, more Asian employees say their needs should be heard, too Soyoung Kang, chief marketing...
Ken YeungSan Francisco Video shows Asian woman pushed to ground, robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco ABC News - Marlene Lenthang "Every time she talks about it, she cries," a friend of the victim said. Newly surfaced video shows an Asian woman in her 50s brutally robbed at …
Ken YeungDaunte Wright How Minneapolis Asian Americans are supporting Black community after Daunte Wright's death NBC News - By Claire Wang"The Black community is grieving. The Asian community is grieving. It’s the product of white supremacy, just rippled out from our last leader," one organizer said. As mass protests erupted for a fifth...
Ken YeungTed Cruz Ted Cruz among a small number of Republicans opposing bill to address hate crimes against Asian Americans verified_publishertexastribune.org - Bryan Mena Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was among a handful of Republicans in the U.S. Senate who voted against advancing a bill aimed at addressing hate crimes against …
Ken YeungAlameda County Oakland bake sale, Bake Love Not Hate, to support Asian-American community rattled by hate crimes The Mercury News - Jessica Yadegaran The organizers behind an Oakland-based fundraising event are hoping to raise awareness about pandemic-era violence toward Asian Americans while …
Ken YeungNorthern California A Chinatown vendor was attacked at the Ferry Building, raising safety concerns for Asian food workers in the Bay Area sfchronicle.com - Janelle Bitker Neighboring vendors intervened and shooed the man away, leaving Tam to continue making Hong Kong-style dragon’s beard candy for customers. He later …
Ken YeungDiscrimination Poll: Most Asian American adults say hate reports impact mental health theyappie.com - Shawna Chen Editor’s note: Mental health resources are listed at the bottom of this article.83% of Asian adults say Asians have faced more discrimination in the …
Ken YeungAnti-Asian Racism GoFundMe co-producing anti-Asian racism film with Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, others NBC News - By VarietyThe fundraising site collaborated with independent film director Bao Nguyen to produce a short film on the history of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. In the wake of escalating violence against Asians in...
Ken YeungPolicingPrivate armed guards, undercover cops and volunteer patrols: Inside the Asian American communities dealing with violent... verified_publisherCBS News After a mass shooting spree that killed six Asian women in Atlanta-area spas and a string of streetside attacks targeting Asians, Asian American …
Ken YeungUnited States Asian Americans in Media: "You Can’t Extricate the Humanity of Yourself From the Journalist" verified_publisherhollywoodreporter.com Reporters are trained never to become the story, but as newsrooms cover violence against Asian Americans, journalists of Asian heritage find …
Ken YeungU.S. Politics Tuberville 1 of 6 Senators voting against advancing Asian American hate crimes bill al.com - The Associated Press The Senate opened debate Wednesday on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a growing problem during the …
Ken YeungSelf Defense Asian Women Don't Feel Safe In Public. Now Some Are Carrying Self-Defense Weapons. buzzfeednews.com - Tanya Chen and Venessa Wong “Carrying my defense weapon gives me peace of mind, but it is also a sad reminder of my vulnerability as an Asian woman.” Amy Choi was assaulted and …
Ken YeungHate Crimes An Asian American hate crimes bill presents a rare opening for bipartisanship verified_publisherVox - Li ZhouSenate Democrats this week are putting forth a key test on the limits of Republican obstruction: A bill aimed at combating anti-Asian hate crimes. The legislation, which is relatively narrow in scope,...
Ken YeungAsian-American Voices How Instagram became the place to find Asian American news verified_publisherVox - Terry NguyenThe resolute expression on 83-year-old Ngoc Pham’s swollen, bruised face is hard to forget. So is the image of 75-year-old Xiao Zhen Xie, who was filmed in the aftermath of her assault, clutching a pack...
Ken YeungUnited States Senate poised to advance rare bipartisan measure aimed at hate crimes against Asian Americans verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Paul KaneSenate leaders are poised to move ahead Wednesday on a rare bipartisan effort aimed at investigating and halting hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. Both sides cautioned...
Ken YeungHate Crimes Hate crimes are hard to prosecute, but why? ABC News - Kiara Alfonseca Anti-Asian violence continues, but some attacks may not be tried as hate crimes. Violence and harassment against Asian Americans continue to make …
Ken YeungAfrican-American Voices Asian American businesses are defending themselves against rise in anti-Asian violence verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Tracy JanTo San Antonio restaurateur Mike Nguyen, the threat was clear. Alongside the racist graffiti covering the windows of his ramen shop — “Kung flu,” “Commie,” “Ramen noodle flu” — were these words, spray-painted...
Ken YeungNew York City In Response To Anti-Asian Hate Incidents, Groups Step Up Trainings For Bystanders verified_publisherNPR - Andrea HsuWhat should you do if you witness harassment, or worse, an assault? That question came into sharp focus this week following an attack on a 65-year old Filipino immigrant outside an apartment building Midtown...
Ken YeungRace & Ethnicity ‘Hate is learned’: Tracing the history of anti-Asian violence in America PBS NewsHour - Mike Cerre The rise in anti-Asian attacks has prompted the Biden administration to expand an initiative aimed at combating anti-Asian bias and violence. But for …
Ken YeungCrime Shoreline confrontation leads to fourth anti-Asian hate crime charged in King County this year kiro7.com - Deedee Sun The King County Prosecutor’s Office filed a new felony hate crime charge on Thursday after another incident against someone of Asian descent.This …
Ken YeungUnited States Sunday Reading: The Asian-American Experience verified_publisherThe New YorkerFrom The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about being Asian-American and the ongoing wave of anti-Asian violence. Last month, Jiayang Fan wrote for The New Yorker about the killing of eight...
Ken YeungOrange County (Calif.) Irvine police: Man kidnapped, tried to sexually assault woman in retaliation for anti-Asian hate crimes ktla.com - Erika Martin A man was arrested after attacking a woman in her car outside her Irvine apartment building, holding her hostage and attempting to sexually assault …
Ken YeungNew York City To Combat Anti-Asian Attacks, New Yorkers Join Neighborhood Watch Patrols verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alexandra E. PetriOne recent Saturday afternoon, Teresa Ting passed out purple medical masks — the same color as the 7 train that connects Flushing, Queens, to Manhattan — among a group of 14 volunteers gathered on the...
Ken YeungCrime Man arrested for threatening to stab undercover Asian police officer ABC News - Marlene Lenthang Juvian Rodriguez, 35, is charged with harassment as a hate crime. A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to stab an Asian undercover police …
Ken YeungPolicing She yelled an anti-Asian slur at a man on the street, police said. He was an undercover NYPD officer. verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Jaclyn PeiserIn the late afternoon on April 6, a woman burst into Good Choice for Nails Salon near Manhattan’s Chinatown and began berating and threatening the Asian workers. “You brought coronavirus to this country!”...
Ken YeungCrime Brooklyn man arrested after alleged involvement in three anti-Asian hate crime incidents within a month verified_publisherCNN - By(CNN) — A Brooklyn, New York, resident was charged earlier this week with a series of hate crimes in connection with three violent incidents against Asian New Yorkers within a month, according to the York...
Ken YeungRace & Ethnicity Kyoko Takenaka recorded racist things men said in bars. For many, it hit home verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Christi CarrasAt first, Kyoko Takenaka felt guilty about secretly recording men who approached in bars. While grabbing drinks in Washington, D.C., and New York City over the course of about seven years, the roaming...
Ken YeungNew York City Video: Woman slaps woman across face outside of ice cream shop after hearing her speak Mandarin Daily Dot - Nahila Bonfiglio A recent video shows a woman hurling anti-Asian insults at another woman who is speaking Mandarin, then slapping her in the face. The victim, a …
Ken YeungRace & Ethnicity ‘This is happening, this is real’: U.S. Olympic athlete targeted in racist rant at Orange park where she trains ktla.com - Kimberly Cheng A 28-year-old U.S. Olympic karate athlete, Sakura Kokumai, says she was at Grijalva Park in Orange last Thursday when a stranger started aggressively …
