Grandmother Who Fought Back Against White Man with Stick to Donate Entire 1.1 Billion Won in Donations

"Full Donation to Asia-Pacific Community"
Grandmother Assaulted, Recovering Health
"Repeated Emphasis on Donations to Asian American Community"

On the 23rd, the family of Xiaozen Xie, who started a GoFundMe campaign to pay medical expenses, announced that they would donate the entire amount of approximately one million dollars raised. Photo by GoFundMe capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A Chinese-American grandmother who fought back with a stick against a white man who assaulted her has drawn attention by announcing that she will donate the nearly $1 million (about 1.1 billion KRW) raised for her medical expenses in full.

According to People magazine on the 23rd (U.S. time), the family of Xiao Zhen Xie (76), who started a GoFundMe campaign to cover medical bills, announced their revised plan through a statement.

They stated that all the funds raised through GoFundMe will be donated to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

Earlier, on the 17th, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Ms. Xie was assaulted without any reason by a white man named Steven Jenkins (39) while taking a walk near her home.

On the 17th, a man in his 30s, a white male who indiscriminately assaulted a Chinese woman in her 70s, was injured and carried on a stretcher to the hospital.
Photo by CBS SF BayArea (KPIX 5)

Ms. Xie was waiting at a crosswalk when Jenkins approached shouting "Chinese!" and punched her in the face.

Although Ms. Xie fell after being hit, she picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and fought back as Jenkins tried to attack her again.

Paramedics and police arrived afterward, and Jenkins, who was injured by the grandmother’s counterattack, was transported on a stretcher with blood dripping from his mouth. Ms. Xie cried out in Cantonese, "Why did you hit me?" and "This man hit me."

Ms. Xie’s family said, "Hate crimes against Asians are not new. They have continued since Asian immigrants first arrived in the United States," adding, "However, hate crimes have increased at an alarming rate due to the COVID-19 pandemic."

A Chinese-American woman who was indiscriminately assaulted by a white man in his 30s on the 17th.
[Photo by CBS SF BayArea (KPIX 5)]

They said, "The hatred toward the AAPI community has made our family very angry and sad. The AAPI community is bleeding from violence and hate. As members of the community, we can no longer remain silent," and added, "Our family plans to donate all the funds raised through GoFundMe to help the recovery of the AAPI community and to fight against racism."

They also mentioned the health of Ms. Xie, the assaulted grandmother.

Her grandson John Chen said, "I visited Grandma yesterday and today, and her mental and physical health has generally improved," adding, "Her eyes are no longer swollen to the point where she cannot open them. Her mood has also improved and become more positive."

He continued, "Grandma said that we must fight against racism even if it means fighting until death," and "She repeatedly emphasized that all funds raised on GoFundMe should be donated back to the Asian American community."

Meanwhile, as of 2:40 a.m. on the 25th (Korean time), their GoFundMe campaign has raised over $940,000.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.