Tag Archives: Hate Crime

• Man punches Asian woman in the face in NYC’s Chinatown in hate crime 1 June 2021 | Wilson Wong This post has one comment

  A man was arrested after video captured him punching a 55-year-old Asian woman in the face in New York City's Chinatown on Monday, authorities said. Alexander Wright, 48, of Manhattan, was charged with one count of assault as a hate crime. ...

• Anti-Asian hate crimes on the rise in US 18 March 2021 | Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter This post has 15 comments

  Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. These days, Cho said, attitudes toward Asian-Americans like him have become far more hostile. ...

• Dalai Lama: must not see all Muslims as terrorists after Orlando 14 June 2016 | David Brunnstrom This post has one comment

  Real change, he said, required serious action, including better education, to ensure more compassion and tolerance in the world. "Then on top of that, some prayer is OK, no harm." ...

• Fifty dead in worst mass shooting in US history 13 June 2016 | Steve Mort This post has no comments yet

  A heavily-armed gunman opened fire and seized hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police said, in the worst mass shooting in US history. ...