According to US media reports, in the past year, the number of hate crime cases in New York City has risen significantly. On January 12, local time, another attack occurred in the city, a 75-year-old Asian-American elderly man was deliberately pushed from behind while walking on the street, and the suspect has not yet been caught.
On April 4, 2021, local time, a large anti-hate Asian-American march was held in New York, and after tens of thousands of people held signs in Forlì Square in Manhattan, the parade crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Square in Brooklyn. Photo by Liao Pan, a reporter from China News Service
Local police said that at about 1:30 p.m. on the 12th, when retired nurse Cui Yingji was walking on the streets of Forest Hills in New York City, an attacker suddenly pushed her from behind without a word and then fled the scene.
Choi Young-hee's face hit the ground and bled profusely when she fell, and she was then taken to a hospital for treatment of her face and neck injuries, and her left eye is still swollen and unable to open.
In an interview with New York media, Ms. Choi said she didn't know why someone had attacked her. Losing consciousness after being pushed down, she can't remember exactly what happened at the time of the attack.
Choi also said she could not determine whether the attack was racially motivated and that so far police had not classified the case as a biased crime.
In 2021, there was a marked increase in hate crimes across New York, with more than 500 hate crimes in the year, a significant increase, with the largest increase in hate crimes against Asians by ethnicity.
Source: China News Network
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