He was accused of pushing down an 83-year-old Asian man on Sunday morning, causing serious injuries, according to San Francisco police. In some reported hate incidents, perpetrators repeated the former President's language. Russell Jeung, a professor of Asian-American studies at San Francisco State University, said Trump's rhetoric has had a lasting and disturbing impact. He decided to chronicle thousands of hate incidents on Stop AAPI Hate because US government agencies weren't keeping track. Lawson said the spate of hate incidents and assaults have affected the once teeming streets of mostly Asian American enclaves.

Source: CNN February 16, 2021 22:14 UTC