{"id":47409,"date":"2021-02-25T23:03:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=47409"},"modified":"2022-11-21T10:40:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:40:10","slug":"attacks-on-elderly-asian-americans-surge-in-the-bay-area-during-the-festive-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/attacks-on-elderly-asian-americans-surge-in-the-bay-area-during-the-festive-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Attacks on elderly Asian Americans surge in the Bay Area during the festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 In recent weeks, reports of violence against elder Asian Americans have skyrocketed. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stores in Chinatown are crammed with roadside stalls of red and gold decorations, mandarins and tangerines, dried ingredients and flowers; the festival is around the corner. The 15-day celebration of the Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year, begins on Feb. 11, New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the ambiance doesn\u2019t complement the festive spirit; instead, it\u2019s full of terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 91-year-old man was violently shoved in the ground<\/a> in Oakland\u2019s Chinatown; 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee died from an unjustifiable attack in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 79-year-old man was attacked and robbed<\/a> in San Francisco. A 64-year-old woman was robbed in San Jose<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are some of the incidents that occurred in recent weeks, and the targets were all elder Asian citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-Asian hate crimes and xenophobia have been surging in the Bay Area and in the U.S. since the arrival of COVID-19, and some even blaming the community for the pandemic, including former President Donald Trump who repeatedly used terms like \u201cChinese virus,\u201d \u201cKung Flu\u201d and \u201cWuhan virus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Oakland\u2019s Chinatown alone, more than 20 incidents<\/a> have been reported in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy first reaction is that it is heartbreaking, gut-wrenching that our Asian elders are experiencing violence, on top of, you know, experiencing high death rates due to COVID,\u201d said Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, a non-profit organization founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A woman shops in a stall of red and gold decoration items in Oakland on Feb. 8, 2021, in preparation for the Lunar New Year. Photo: Sabita Shrestha\/ Golden Gate Xpress\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThey’re obviously very fragile, and not in the ability, you know, not in the position to defend themselves, right,\u201d said Choi about the series of attacks against older Asian Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of 351 COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco, 38 percent are Asian American residents, the highest of any ethnic group, according to the data<\/a> by San Francisco Department of Public Health.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russell Jeung, SF State\u2019s professor of Asian American studies, said that there are two trends of xenophobia against Asian Americans. \u201cOne is the overall anti-Asian racism that was fomented by President Trump and the Republican Party, and that led to both interpersonal violence and racist policies like mass immigration bans,\u201d he said. \u201cThe second trend is the spate of crimes against Asian Americans that may or may not be racially biased.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rate of violent crime against Asians rose from 8.2 to 16.2 per 1000 persons from 2015 to 2018, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choi and Jeung both agree that the numbers of anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents are underreported. They are also the co-founders of the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center<\/a>, along with Manjusha P. Kulkarni, executive director of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of 351 COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco, 38 percent are Asian American residents, the highest of any ethnic group, according to the data<\/a> by San Francisco Department of Public Health.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stop AAPI Hate center was launched on March 19, in response to the surge in anti-Asian assaults and racism. According to the report<\/a>, it received 2,808 reported incidents of bigotry and discrimination against Asian communities in the U.S. between March 19 and Dec. 31, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople know that we’re out shopping more, we’re carrying money, people may think we’re more vulnerable and won’t report,\u201d Jueng said about recent thefts and robberies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jueng believes that one of the reasons behind recent multiple media coverage of crimes is the focus and attention of the media on the Asian American community during Lunar New Year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The increasing rate of attacks and robberies has hurt small businesses in Chinatown<\/a>, as people are frightened to leave the house, go out shopping and even stroll in their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob Azevedo, a resident of Oakland, decided to step in after he could no longer sit by and watch the videos after videos of attacks. He called out for volunteers to escort older people in Chinatown and formed a group called Compassion in Oakland. Currently, 158 people have signed up to volunteer, and Azevedo said he is overwhelmed by the support he\u2019s been receiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Azevedo also organized a GoFundMe fundraiser<\/a> to provide personal safety alarms, like whistles, and within 24 hours, it smashed the original goal.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A woman walks in the street of Chinatown in Oakland on Feb. 8, 2021. In comparison to San Francisco Chinatown, Oakland was less crammed with people due to the fear caused by the recent series of attacks against the Asian community. Photo: Sabita Shrestha\/ Golden Gate Xpress\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cI figure people run whenever they hear a car alarm, and when they break into it. So, you know, maybe this could somehow be helpful to elderly people,\u201d Azevedo said. \u201cAnd when it comes to elderly people, your minutes can literally mean the difference between life and death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than five Asian American organizations across the Bay Area, including CAA, teamed up to hold a virtual press conference demanding action against the recent attacks on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur resilience is not the reason for government officials to ignore the needs of Chinatown residents and small businesses right now,\u201d said Jing Jing He, a member of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, in the press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jueng and Choi are heartened by the amount of support from the communities, elected officials, celebrities, churches and unions, standing up against discrimination and violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under usual circumstances, friends and families would reunite for Lunar New Year, wish each other good health, fortune and luck and exchange gifts, but unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not going to see my, I can\u2019t see my elder, my 94-year-old mom, and she can\u2019t see her great-grandchildren,\u201d  Jueng said. Although that won\u2019t stop him or his family from celebrating New Year. \u201cIt\u2019s just like we have Zoom classes, we are having the Zoom Chinese New Year parties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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