'The whole scene was like a movie:' A 70-year-old Chinese woman is speaking out for the first time since being robbed outside her retirement home. She says while her physical injuries will heal, the emotional pain has become a battle.
An Asian-owned business owner is speaking out about a brazen daytime assault and robbery at gunpoint outside his building in Oakland's Little Saigon."She's trying to change her mindset not to be so depressed. there is no viable solution to the situation we're in." Says Chen.
But there are efforts to help. Less than a mile away, the Toishan Oakland Chinatown volunteer patrol team celebrated it's 1-year anniversary and was recognized by community leaders such as Oakland mayor Libby Staff and a representative from California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office. The group currently has 137 volunteers who take shifts to patrol Chinatown. They range in age from 17 to 76-years old.There are also other volunteer patrol groups such as the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce's Blue Angels that have also had a major presence in the neighborhood.
During a time of continued attacks on Asian Americans, the group plans to partner with the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council to expand its reach even more.Ms. Song hopes to one day be brave again, like she is on stage with her dance troupe.She may also move out of Oakland and wishes for her independence and sense of security back.
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