Video footage shared by a New York state lawmaker shows an Asian woman being punched in the face and knocked to the sidewalk for no apparent reason as she walked past a restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Yuh-Line Niou, the state assembly member who represents the district that includes Chinatown, said the video was sent to her by a constituent. Several bystanders can be seen helping the woman after the attack, as she sat stunned on the ground against a pole. pic.twitter.com/sxNfCbrlza — Yuh-Line Niou (@yuhline) May 31, 2021The attack comes amid a wave of hate incidents reported by Asian people around the country, particularly in New York and California, which have significant Asian American populations. Hate crimes targeting AAPIs rose by 150% in major cities last year, according to one study published in March.

Source: Huffington Post June 01, 2021 11:13 UTC