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9 Oct

𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗪/𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗲: someone who knows the man told me the victim is mid/late 60’s, ESL & has a speech impairment.
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This happened just a couple hours ago around Larkin & O’Farrell in San Francisco.#StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate (1/3)

The suspect even BREAKS the cane & leaves for a moment then returns & appears to rob the senior.

The victim has to be taken to the hospital and I’m told the suspect was arrested.

(2/3) #StopAsianHate #SanFrancisco

On a human note— I see a lot of this s**t as a reporter.

While it is ALL awful, there is something especially egregious that makes me sick about crimes targeting the elderly who use need help walking. I can’t help but think of this:

abc7news.com/san-francisco-… #StopAsianHate

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2 Oct

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)

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28 Sep

𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗝 𝗠𝗮𝗻 & 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴: “𝙸𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐?”
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Thien was w/ his kids Weds PM when a man asks him what kind of flag is on his house (1/4)

This is the flag. It’s a dinosaur. Thien bought it for his 3y/o son.

Thien thought the man was asking ab his “Taga” brand bike. Taga sounds like Tagalog, which is spoken in the Philippines. (Thien is Vietnamese.)

The man then starts calling Thien all kinds of things… (2/4)

“𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺?”

“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘰, 𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱.”
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The man threatens to come back.
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Hours later a 2.5lb weight is thrown thru Thien’s car window & landed in-between his kids’ car seats (3/4)#StopAsianHate

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21 Sep

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹: “𝙸’𝚖 𝚊𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚘 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔.”
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Ms. Lau works at The Coconut on T in Sacramento.
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Sat night, she told me a regular customer was …(1/4)
#StopAAPIHate

… waiting for his to-go order and wanted a beer in a cold glass.
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The restaurant was out so she offered him a regular to-go cup instead.
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Ms. Lau says he yelled “You are such a bitch you are horrible” before you see what appears to be the man throw a cup at Lau.
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(2/4)

When Lau’s friend intervened you can see she was not only thrown to the ground but punched.
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Lau can be seen chasing after the man & throwing an object to get him to leave. She filed a police report online.
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Both women are physically okay. Lau plans to press charges. (3/4)

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17 Sep

“𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮!” Listen closely as children at a Little League game in San Mateo chant this over and over and over again as a Chinese 2nd grader, (the only API on the team) takes the plate.
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Web, the child’s dad told me… (1/3) #StopAAPIHate

“It was jarring & stunning, completely caught me off guard” & for other kids the cheer was “Let’s go _____!” (Insert child’s name.)
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Web says no adult tried to stop the chanting & would like this to be an educational experience. Not part of cancel culture. #StopAAPIHate

@StopAAPIHate

He wrote letters to the commissioners & the headmaster of Web’s son’s school has reached out.

Tomorrow @StopAAPIHate responds w/why this is racist & how they’d deal with it.

SO much more to talk about…
#StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate #AAPI

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11 Sep

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗴 & 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝟵/𝟭𝟭"𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚍𝚘 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛."
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Harry Ong doesn’t seek attention & prefers to keep a low profile.
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But… (1/5) #Respect #911Anniversary #911Memorial

…I am so grateful he opened his heart to us at the cemetery where Betty is. He told me a part of her leg bone was found 3 blocks f/the World Trade Center.

Betty was the flight attendant on American Airlines flight 11 who made the 1st call about the chaos on board. #911Memorial

For those who haven’t heard the call, you’ll hear her bravery. Her calm. Her composure.

Harry told me later he can tell there is some fear in her voice but she had the determination to keep her passengers & team safe. #911Anniversary

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