"Go back to China"... Korean-American Woman Faces Another Hate Crime in New York, USA

Sharp Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the US

Photo by Marina Ha, Instagram capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A Korean-American woman in her 20s was once again a victim of a hate crime in Manhattan, New York.

On the 16th (local time), WABC reported that the New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating an anti-Asian racial discrimination incident that occurred in New York.

At around 1:25 p.m. on the 14th, Maria Ha (25), a Korean-American woman who was on a street in Kip's Bay, Manhattan, New York, felt someone staring at her.

Ha said, "When I turned around, a white woman was looking at me," adding, "She looked into my eyes and gradually approached me."

The white woman came close to Ha's face and said, "You are not from here. You came from China, right? Go back to China," while hurling insults.

Startled, Ha ran to a nearby house and brought her husband, Daniel Lee (31), who is also Korean-American. When Ha's husband arrived at the scene, the white woman was already getting into a taxi.

When Ha's husband approached the taxi and asked what had happened, the white woman began shouting, "(The other party) is attacking me."

Eventually, as the couple tried to leave the scene, the woman shouted insults again through the taxi window, saying, "Go back to the Chinese Communist Party."

The couple reported the incident to the police. The police are investigating the case as a hate crime.

Ha posted a video on her SNS showing the woman shouting and appealed, "If anyone has seen this woman, please inform and report her."

With the spread of COVID-19, hate crimes against Asians have significantly increased in the United States. On the 9th, an 80-year-old Korean grandmother was randomly assaulted on a street in New York.

The NYPD stated that, besides this incident, there have already been 10 anti-Asian hate crimes reported in New York this year alone.

This is a rapid increase compared to the 29 cases reported throughout last year. The police also believe that hate crimes are underreported compared to actual victim cases.

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