Anyone willing to put themselves in harms way to help others is a hero. Period. It’s crazy out there ya’ll! Be safe and really concentrate on your situational awareness. #Repost @dionlimtv with @make_repost ・・・ 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗕𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗝𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗦: This man’s active shooter training kicked in when he tried to stop a violent robbery in Oakland’s Chinatown Saturday afternoon and was shot in the armpit and leg. ⠀ I spoke to him today from his hospital bed where he was in good spirits. ⠀ The man requested he only be ID’d as Mr. Li and was happy to hear the two couples who were targeted (one man was pistol-whipped) was grateful for his intervention. ⠀ Li was shopping with his mom when he heard women screaming and jumped in trying to deescalate the situation. He is aware of the number of attacks on AAPI recently. ⠀ I asked him if he would have done anything differently and he said he has no regrets. But shares this warning: ⠀ “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥. 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭.” ⠀ Li by the way was very humble and did not think of himself as a hero. He’s just grateful he was there to help. ⠀ @jackfroot is setting up the official GoFundMe for Mr. Li who can use the funds for medical bills and says he’ll consider donating to a good cause as well. Link in bio. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #oakland #stopaapihate #stopasianhate #standwithasians #chinatown #saveourchinatowns #eastbay #oaktown #chinese #aapi #api

This is my greatest fear, to have an attack happen with my kid around. I don’t think it would end well for the attacker but I don’t want my child exposed to violence and feel unsafe. My heart goes out to this brother. We also had two elderly women stabbed while waiting for the bus yesterday on Market street in San Francisco. One of them is in critical condition. This is a direct result of @chesaboudin failure to come up with a progressive justice system that actually works. He needs to figure this out quickly or he needs to go. #Repost @lisalingstagram with @make_repost ・・・ Trigger warning. I hate posting these videos, I hate it. BUT THIS NEED TO STOP. THESE ARE HATE CRIMES against Asian people! These attackers need to go away and get help if they are sick. But they need to be off the streets. NOW. District Attorneys, I’m talking to you! @bett_yu @cefaan @dionlimtv @jackfroot @nextshark

Yao Pan Ma was just picking up cans to survive. Come on New York! Let’s find the POS who did this! #stopasianhate #Repost @jackfroot with @make_repost ・・・ The family of an Asian man attacked in East Harlem spoke out Sunday. In an exclusive interview with CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon, the victim’s family said he remains in a coma in the ICU. Baozhen Chen spent much of Sunday praying. The 57-year-old is experiencing deep sorrow as her husband, #YaoPanMa, fights for his life in a Manhattan hospital following a brutal beating. “I’m very scared right now. I’m so worried that my husband might never come back,” Chen said through a translator. A 13-second surveillance video shows the attack that took place Friday night at the corner of 125th Street and Third Avenue. The 61-year-old victim was collecting cans when police say he was attacked. The suspect pushed Ma to the ground before repeatedly stomping on his head. He was taken to Harlem Hospital with significant head injuries and remains in critical-but-stable condition. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is now investigating. “I am very panicked and sad,” Chen said. “My husband is very hardworking and nice person.” Chen said the couple, who share two children back in China, immigrated to New York in late 2018. Chen said her husband worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant until he lost his job during the coronavirus pandemic. Ineligible for unemployment, he started collecting bottles and cans to pay the bills. The couple’s neighbors said they’re horrified to hear about the assault. “They’re good people. I think they’re good people. It’s very sad. They just collect bottles. They don’ make any noise up here. I think it’s horrible,” Jermaine Mack said. Friday’s attack comes amid a spike in hate against Asian-Americans in New York and across the country. As of last week, anti-Asian attacks in the city had increased 450% compared to the same period last year. On Sunday, dozens of people marched through Manhattan, stopping at the site of Ma’s attack in East Harlem to speak out against anti-Asian hate. @cbsnewyork @kirandhillontv . #asian #asianamerican #chinese #harlem #nyc #newyork #nypd #crime #stopasianhate