Asian Americans Are Calling on Allies in Response to a Wave of Violence
Posted on AllSides February 9th, 2021
From The Left
On January 30, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, a Thai grandfather who his family described as “nearly blind, gentle person, [and] beloved,” died as a result of injuries incurred when he was shoved to the pavement while taking a walk in San Francisco—a graphic video of which has since circulated on social media. Nineteen-year-old Antoine Watson pled not guilty last week to charges of murder and elder abuse. To Ratanapakdee’s family and Asian Americans across the country, the attack is proof of a mounting issue: the continued rise of anti-Asian sentiment and...