Hong Kong media: Asian American women have helped the homeless for many years without compensation, but they died at the hands of the homeless

According to the Website of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on January 18, according to U.S. police, Michelle Aliza Wu, an Asian woman who was pushed off the platform by a mentally ill homeless person at the Times Square subway station and killed, has been a volunteer to help the homeless for more than 10 years.

On the 17th, the New York Youth Alliance, a volunteer organization that Michelle joined, urged New York City leaders to take measures against the city's mental health crisis.

Dana Barrow Cassidy posted a photo of Michelle on Instagram and wrote: "We call on the city's leaders to address as soon as possible the lack of mental health and other support for underserved groups." ”

The death caused a stir in the New York Youth League, a 120-year-old volunteer organization for women. Well known throughout the organization, Michelle has been active in preparing homeless people for job interviews through face-to-face work, helping them perfect their resumes and imparting financial knowledge to them.

The 40-year-old deloitte consulting senior manager waits for a bus on a platform on Jan. 15. When the train entered the station at around 9:30 a.m., she was seen being pushed off the platform by 61-year-old Simon Matthial.

"Michelle's lively nature and love of life is evident to everyone who knows her, and it is truly heartbreaking that her life ended in such a terrible and meaningless way." A partner of the New York Youth League said.

According to her profile on LinkedIn.com, Michelle graduated from the University of California and received an MBA from NYU Stern's School of Business. Still, she puts a lot of energy into helping the homeless.

Michelle's Youth Coalition in New York also volunteers to help the elderly, immigrants and under-resourced elementary and secondary school children and their parents who are struggling academically.

Her partner at the New York Youth League said: "Michelle always volunteers with a cheerful smile and enthusiasm, which makes members of the group she helps and other volunteers enjoy working with her. ”

Matthial, who pushed Michel off the platform, reportedly has a history of mental illness and has been arrested 10 times since 1998. He served his sentence in 2018 for robbing a taxi in Greenwich Village, New York. The parole period for his crime expired last year.

Margaret von, executive director of the Asian-American Legal Protection and Education Foundation, said on the 15th: "This attack is particularly frightening for our group. Such attacks put Asian-Americans across the city and across the country at risk, and they must stop. ”

Source: Reference News Network