March 16, 2021

Six women of Asian descent were murdered at their workplaces. A suspect is arrested.
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/978024380/eight-women-shot-to-death-at-atlanta-massage-parlors-man-arrested

March 4, 2021

Article from CNN about various community responses and proposed solutions to anti-Asian hate. Just like how the Asian identity is not monolithic, there are diverse viewpoints in how to address these violent events. Some community members proposed increased law enforcements, not everyone sees that as a solution as many of the crime and hate event stems from poverty and law enforcement are not measures against poverty.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/us/asian-american-racism-violence-response-trnd/index.html

February 27, 2021
Recent NYTimes article about rise in attacks against Asian elderly. This article also spoke about the life of one of the victims Mr. Vicha Ratanapakdee, who was visiting his family in the US.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/asian-american-hate-crimes.html

February 18, 2021
While Anti-Asian crimes are horrific, not all community members think that law enforcement is a solution as it doesn’t address the underlying causes of the attacks.
https://time.com/5938482/asian-american-attacks/

February 15, 2021
Community effort in Oakland for volunteers to patrol streets and help protect elderly Asians.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/us/volunteer-group-helps-to-keep-elderly-asian-americans-safe-trnd/index.html

March 19, 2020
Article announcing the creation of a community led effort to track hate crimes and discriminatory events toward people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-Asian-American-groups-compile-hate-15144295.php

February 25, 2020
News report stating that San Francisco passed legislation for providing aggregate demographics data of crime victims publicly. Asian community organizations supported the measure as a way to bring the race-motivated crimes to light and bring voice to Asian community suffering from violence.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/SF-legislation-requires-police-to-report-victim-15084260.php

October 21, 2019
Press release by San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar announcing that the city will begin to publicly report demographics of victims of crime. The release cited increase concerns from Asian community that they were being targeted for burglary.
https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/VictimDemographicIntroductionPressRelease_20191021.pdf