Hundreds of people are expected at events in San Francisco and five other U.S. cities to bring attention to anti-Asian discrimination and honor 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, who died after he was assaulted while on a walk a year ago.
at three Georgia massage spas, including six women of Asian descent ranging in age from 44 to 74. There’s disagreement among officials whether those attacks were racially motivated, but the deaths have rattled Asian Americans, who see bias.
“What we really want is to encourage Asian Americans to tell their stories,” he said, “and finally break the silence.” San Francisco’s district attorney, Chesa Boudin, has charged Watson, who is Black, with murder and elder abuse but not with a hate crime, frustrating the family. Watson’s attorney, Sliman Nawabi, has said his client was not motivated by race, and the assault stemmed from a mental-health breakdown.
Like in Los Angeles, organizers at the Center for Pan Asian Community Services in Atlanta say they have invited local elected leaders and community advocates to speak. Attendees will watch a recorded message from Monthanus Ratanapakdee and pause for a national moment of silence.
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