Asian woman defended herself from attack; received $ 1 million in donations

Xiao Zhen Xie, a 76-year-old woman who fought her attacker during a violent attack in San Francisco, aims to donate nearly $ 1 million (initially raised for her) to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

His family started a GoFundMe campaign for collect 50 thousand dollars. Originally, the funds would be used to cover his major medical expenses and therapeutic treatment for the trauma caused by the assault. The women cancer survivor and living with diabetes for 10 years.

However, the campaign was so successful that so far it has 941 thousand dollars. By the will of the woman, the money will be donated to organizations to combat the racism in the US.

“The hate crimes towards Asians they are nothing new. It has happened since the first Asian immigrants they came to U.S. But during the pandemic, hate crimes towards the community have accelerated at an alarming rate, “Xie’s family said.

Xie’s grandson, John Chen, told KPIX that family will donate the funds for the combat of hatred towards Asian Americans. In an update of the GoFundMe, Chen wrote:

“When we visited our grandmother yesterday and today, her overall physical and mental health had improved. Your eye is no longer swollen to the point of not being able to open it. You are now starting to feel optimistic again and is in a better mood. He also stated several times that he should donate all funds generated in this GoFundMe to the community asian american to combat racism. ANDWe hope everyone can understand our decision. “

What damage did it cause?

Xiao Zhen Xie was struck in the eye on Wednesday, March 17, in Market Street, San Francisco, for a 39 year old man named Steven Jenkins. The same subject had attacked an elderly man only a few minutes earlier on the same street.

The police could stop Jenkins thanks to the woman defended herself by hitting him with a board. “I am in awe of your courage. She was the one who defended herself from this unprovoked attack. But now he suffers from two serious black eyes and one that bleeds unstoppably, “said his grandson.

The woman faced emotional physical consequences from the attack and lived in fear of leaving home for several days. “This event has left her with post traumatic stress disorder. Although it has a health insurance that covers the basics, there are still many medical expenses they can’t be covered on your own, “his grandson wrote on GoFundMe.

Xiao Zhen Xie he recovers from the attack with humor and optimism. He has insisted that the problem of racism goes beyond his case and wants that the money be allocated to organizations that combat racism in U.S.

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