Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
During a violent spree lasting nearly three hours, Steven Zajonc, 30, spewed racist insults when he punched, elbowed, and shoved seven women of Asian descent aged 19 to 57 in Midtown, Nolita and Greenwich Village, ambushing some from behind.
Prosecutors said the man yelled anti-Chinese comments before assaulting the couple, who are of Korean descent.
Three siblings, MD Siddique, 24, Amena Shamia, 21, and Nadia Begum, 20, have brought their traditions and values from Bangladesh to New York City and LaGuardia. With the degrees they’re pursuing, the three first-generation college students plan to serve their New York City Bengali community by sharing their knowledge of medicine, mental health, and technology.
Crews in west Maui are doing the devastating work of sifting through the ashes of incinerated homes and beloved landmarks as the death toll from the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years is still rising.
Ahahui Haku Moʻolelo (Hawaiian Journalists Association) and the Hawaiʻi chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association express our condolences and thoughts for the lives lost and homes destroyed by this wildfire. We urge journalists to exercise sensitivity and due diligence when framing their stories on the devastating Lāhainā wildfire.
Lost to the flames in Lahaina were a 200-year-old church and a Hawaiian language school, both community mainstays for Native Hawaiians.