US-Asian attacks unite 700 people for mercy in Oakland

The recent increase in attacks and harassment against Asian Americans in Northern California has rallied activists, organizers, and those who live there to keep their communities safe. In one week in February, a 91-year-old man in Oakland Chinatown was brutally assaulted, a Thai man was attacked and killed in San Francisco, and a Vietnamese woman was assaulted and robbed of $ 1,000 in San Jose, the attacks prompted Jacob Azevedo to reach out on social media, He offered to walk with anyone in the Oakland community who felt insecure, especially elderly Asian Americans. His Instagram post garnered widespread attention, prompting four members of the community to reach out to him by organizing assistance. And now, a month later, 700 people have signed up with Compassion in Oakland to escort senior Asian Americans into the Bay Area community, but that’s just part of what Compassion in Oakland is doing, Jess Oyoung, one of the four people who has reached out to and helps form the chief information officer, For USA TODAY. “What we were doing is going out to Chinatown in Auckland and talking to business owners, talking to community members, talking to seniors, looking for places where we could help,” he said, explaining that the CIO also helped seniors translate reporting forms. Police and pick up groceries. Hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise: Here is what activists, lawmakers, and police are doing to stop the violence.Violence against Asian Americans increased sharply beginning in March 2020 as COVID-19 spreads across the country and some politicians blame China for the pandemic, Russell Jeong, who said He created Stop AAPI Hate, for USA TODAY last month. At least 2,808 incidents of discrimination against Asian Americans were recorded by the site from March 19 to December 31, 2020. Another organization, Asian American Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center, has recorded more than 3,000 incidents of hate in its self-reporting system since late April 2020. – The highest number in the instrument’s four-year history. Attacks on Asian Americans highlight rising incidents of hate amid COVID-19 “It’s unfortunate that this is happening, but it is nothing new,” Ouyoung said, speaking of her own experience with racism. “I think it was something that got worse and highlighted more.” Activists and volunteer groups, such as the CIO, are raising awareness about these violent incidents to mobilize help – and in the CIO’s case, call for unity. “It’s only normal that you have feelings of anger and hate, and want to take action, perhaps in a negative way.” “But we know that this is not the solution and that fighting hate with hatred will not bring us closer to becoming a better country, or just a better society.” Next, the chief information officer plans to secure a nonprofit and expand his mission of safety and community around the nation. First, they plan to advise the greater Los Angeles area on how to create their own community organization this week. Read more about race and identity: Subscribe to USA TODAY’s This Is America newsletter, and they’ve also created a donation page to help introduce their efforts to older Asian Americans. “A lot of the elderly that we see have been stuck in their homes for a year. Some of these people just got out there for the first time,” Uyung said. But “there are people who see that [older people] She said, “They might be scared or scared. We realize that this is the fear they might have and that we want to be there for them as a community.” Contributing: Nadia Yancey Prague, USA Today