Li went on to use this moment to spark change and create The Very Asian Foundation, with the mission to amplify AAPI voices. 

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Michelle Li Shared How She Transformed a Viewer’s Racist Voicemail Into the ‘Very Asian’ Movement Sparking Positive Change

Violent attack on a group of Asian students over a fire-pit.

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Asian Students Attacked at Beach in San Diego

The Filipino man required stitches after being attacked in a New York subway.

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52-Year-Old Filipino Man Attacked Trying to Defend Fellow Asian American in New York Subway

The incident is currently under investigation by the DC police.

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55-Year-Old Asian Man Attacked and Called Racial Slur Inside His Store in Washington DC

Police are still investigating the incident and do not yet have a clear description of the suspect.

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16-Year-Old Asian Teen Fatally Shot Outside His Home in Seattle

The unidentified attacker is seen running towards Nafiah after she exits the car, throwing the acid in her face, then taking off in the opposite direction.

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21-Year-Old South Asian Woman Suffers Devastating Injuries After Being Randomly Attacked with Acid in New York

In the era of Asian hate, Cambodians are standing up and speaking out on behalf of our dead ancestors and ourselves. We are no longer your model minority, and we will not stand by silently while you try to exploit us.

Outrage Sparked After Band Names Themselves After a Concentration Camp From the Cambodian Genocide

I never thought something like this would happen to my family. In situations like these, we can’t be silent. Our story must be told and we must demand accountability.

Woman Makes Racist Comments on Facebook Post of 2-Year-Old Asian Girl

The incident was first reported by Joy Lim, an alumni of the school district who saw her younger sister taking the exam.

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Texas School District Under Fire After Racist Language is Used in Middle School Test

The perpetrators now face charges of aggravated and misdemeanor assault.

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Korean Beauty Store Owner Left Bloodied After Brutal Attack in Texas

The attack happened in broad daylight on a crowded street.

Man Bashes 54-Year-Old Asian Woman’s Face With a Pipe and Yells Racial Insults in NYC Attack

Despite the incident, Clarisse had a forgiving message for her attackers.

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Asian Woman Robbed and Dragged by a Car in an Unprovoked San Francisco Attack

This is just one in a surging number of violent hate incidents against Asians across the country.

68-Year-Old Asian Man Left Bloodied After Brutal Unprovoked Attack in NYC Subway

This incident comes amid a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes across the nation.

Man Urinates on 25-Year-Old Asian Woman In NYC Subway

The victim’s aunt believes that the death of her niece may have resulted from a hate crime.

Two Asian Women Hit By Car and Dragged to Death in California

Police continue to investigate the incident and look for the attacker.

Asian College Student Choked and Slashed With a Knife in a Brutal Brooklyn Attack

Police have arrested 26-year-old Teaunte Bailey in connection to the attack.

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75-Year-Old Asian Elder Dies After Brutal Assault in Oakland

The attack is the latest in a string of violent assaults against Asian Americans across the nation.

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83-Year-Old Asian Grandmother Spit At and Assaulted in New York

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects.

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Asian Man Shot and Killed in Front of His Son in San Jose

The suspect has been described as a man in his 30’s, about 200 pounds and 5’5” tall.

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Man Spits and Yells Racial Slurs at a 25-Year-Old Asian Mother and Her Baby

The community is still reeling over the incident as police continue to search for the perpetrator responsible.

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44-Year-Old Asian Woman and Her 8-Year-Old Daughter Fatally Stabbed in California

The attack occurred as the man was making a routine delivery to Hong Kong Restaurant

54-Year-Old Asian Man Beaten and Left to Freeze in New York

Police have arrested two men aged 38 and 31 who are currently in custody.

Investigation Launched into the Murder of a 16-year-old Asian Girl

The student was walking to a local Safeway when she was suddenly pushed and kicked by two men who then proceeded to yell racial slurs.

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Female Asian Student Attacked and Called a Racial Slur in Oregon

Falcon was attacked for “no apparent reason.”

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Suspect Arrested in Unprovoked Attack that Left a 74-year-old Asian Grandfather Dead

A video of the incident was posted to social media and has since been deleted.

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Australian Rapper Racially Abuses Asian Woman on a Sydney Train

“I was devastated. I was shocked. This is a store that kept the community together.”

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Asian Grocery Store Owner Described as Having a “Really Big Heart” Shot and Killed in Utah

“Korea’s going down! It’s over for Korea!”

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Bystander Shouts Racist Comments at an Asian Man Involved in a Car Accident

A petition has been started to the school district calling for an apology.

Sacramento Teacher Uses Slant-Eyes to Describe Asians in Online Class

Police are still investigating the incident.

Explosive Device Detonated at the Nebraska Chinese Association Building

Multiple members of the group began simultaneously beating her while she was down.

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Group of Men Steal From and Brutally Beat Asian Pizzeria Owner

This funding will go directly to Stop AAPI Hate, an online system that allows victims of anti-Asian discrimination to report their experiences.

California Legislators Allocate $1.4 Million to Help Combat Anti-Asian Violence

Both attacks occurred randomly as the victims were on their way to work.

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Quincy Police Search for Suspect Who Attacked a 69-Year-Old Asian Man and a 55-Year-Old Asian Woman

“Wonderful human being, his English was terrible.”

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Seattle Mariners CEO Resigns After Making Offensive Comments About Japanese Player

The shop shared the news on social media yesterday, asking for help in identifying the man, who was caught on the store’s security footage.

Man Leaves a Dead, Mutilated Cat in the Parking Lot of an Asian American Owned Butcher Shop in Sacramento

His wounds were so severe that he was almost permanently blinded and was left with a brain hemorrhage.

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Innocent Asian Man Almost Blinded After Being Stabbed in the Face in Front of His Queens Home

The restaurant refused to apologize after being called out for its racist marketing.

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Restaurant Names Dish "COVID Mac" Because It Has Chinese Ingredients

What You Can Do About Anti-Asian Racism

Monument defaced, cherry blossom trees hacked down...

Vandalism Crimes Sweep Through Bay Area Japantowns

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