In the past seven months, at least seven older Asian residents have been brutally attacked in San Francisco, a city with one of the largest Asian American populations and the oldest Chinatown in the country. “People are genuinely afraid to go outside, to walk down the street alone.”The attacks first shocked and angered Asian American residents in the city. The city’s Asian American leaders, however, said they would rather explore solutions that do not involve law enforcement. The city’s first Asian American mayor, Edwin Lee, died in office in 2017, a symbol both of ascendant yet not fully realized Asian political power. The attacks occurred while San Francisco has been confronting what many residents perceive to be a crime problem worsened by the pandemic.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2021 07:46 UTC