The victim was released from hospital on Tuesday. She suffered serious injuries, according to American media, but details are unknown. The identity of the 65-year-old woman has also not been made public.
“She could have been my mother,” said mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. He is the son of Taiwanese immigrants. Yang advises Asian-American residents to walk the streets together as much as possible for protection.
Shooting in massage parlors
Two weeks ago, eight people were shot in the city of Atlanta, six of whom were of Asian descent. According to police, the 21-year-old suspect has stated that he is had no racist motive. He is said to have attacked the massage salons because of his sex addiction. But according to the Asian community in America, racism most likely played a role in the attack.
Stop AAPI Hate, an advocacy group for Asian Americans, writes that nearly 3,800 racist incidents were reported between March 2020 and February 2021. It concerns, for example, verbal abuse and physical abuse. According to the organization, the number is only a fraction of all incidents.
Subway grip in subway
This year, 33 violent incidents were committed in New York with a possible racist motive. That is three times as many as around the same time last year, the police report.
This week, another video surfaced of another assault on an Asian American. The victim was hit and held in a stranglehold on a moving subway. The man eventually fell unconscious and the perpetrator walked away, without any intervention. In this case, passengers on the train shouted for the attacker to let him go.
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