Thread by @DionLimTV

𝗕𝗨𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢: Oakland woman shields 69y/o man as he is attacked w/a cane—“𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵.”
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Mychelle was riding the bus 4/26 when a man starts yelling & hits Mr. Hua Lin in the head (1/5) #StopAsianHate

Mychelle blocks the man f/Mr. Lin, pushes Mr. Lin against the Plexiglass to protect him.
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She then tells the driver to stop, jumps out, flags down an ambulance & chases the perp while recording w/her cell.
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The man comes back to attack Mychelle! But Mr. Lin is safe. #oakland

I visited Mr. Lin and his daughter after the incident. He was having trouble seeing and sleeping.
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This incident happened the same day Oakland Chinatown Chamber president Carl Chan was attacked by someone else.

Carl was on his way to check on Mr. Lin. #StopAAPIHate (3/5)

Carl told me after he learned about Mychelle’s actions he wanted to fundraise for her.

Mychelle told me there was a shooting today next to where she lives.

She declined Carl’s offer many times saying she’s a “nobody”.

He wants to help find her a new, safer place to live.
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Carl said it best: “It doesn’t matter who we are. Black, Asian, white, Hispanic, whatever race. We need to unite and work together to fight COVID and fight hate.”

The fundraising page will be up later tonight. abc7ne.ws/3ortCJC #StopAsianHate