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‘IT’S JUST VERY SAD’
Seventy-fi ve-year-old Chinese woman ‘OK’ after being attacked in Corona in alleged hate crime
Police are searching for this man, who was caught on surveillance video assaulting a 75-year-old
woman in Corona on May 26. Screenshot courtesy of NYPD
want everyone calling her.”
Yem, 20, said his grandmother
has lived in Corona
since before he was born —
more than 40 years.
Yem currently lives in California
with his parents but
said most of his family members
live in New York and New
Jersey, in some of the areas
where there has been a rise
of anti-Asian attacks and hate
crimes since the COVID-19
pandemic began last year.
Yem said he’s glad his
grandmother isn’t seriously
hurt, because he said he knows
“there’s much worst things
happening,” but worries for
her mental health.
“Personally, I know she’s
physically fine, I just hope that
she can recover,” he said.
Yem, who mainly uses Instagram
to share his scenic
photos, shared the news on
his Instagram story from a
post by Asian Feed, a media
publication meant to amplify
Asian stories. In his Instagram
story, he wrote, “at a
loss for words. All I can say
is that we have the power to
change the system and make
sure these actions don’t go
unpunished.”
Yem said he doesn’t want
to see this happen to anyone
else’s family.
“The problem is not just
Asian hate crimes, it’s just
hate crimes in general, especially
of elderly people,” he
said. “I was thinking like,
man, if you’re gonna pick a
fight with someone, do it with
someone your own size, not a
lady walking home with groceries.
It’s just very sad.”
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A 75-year-old Chinese
woman was punched in the
face while walking home from
the grocery store in Corona on
May 26, according to authorities.
Her grandson told QNS
she is “OK,” but the assault
came as a shock and the experience
has been “a little surreal”
for him and his family.
According to a police report,
the 75-year-old woman
was walking in the vicinity of
97th Place and 57th Avenue at
about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 26. Then, suddenly, an unidentified
man punched her in
the face in an unprovoked attack.
She fell to the ground and
suffered a fractured nose and
right orbital bone, and was
transported to Elmhurst Hospital
in stable condition, according
to authorities.
In a surveillance video released
by police, the unidentified
individual was seen walking
on foot eastbound on 57th
Avenue. He is described as a
man in his 20s, last seen wearing
a green shirt, blue shorts
and red sneakers.
The NYPD is investigating
the incident as a hate crime,
according to a police spokesperson.
Alex Yem, the woman’s
grandson, said they found out
about the attack after a family
member sent his mother a text
message telling them that their
grandmother was assaulted
and was in the hospital.
“From what my mom
said when she talked to her,
she has a broken nose and a
scratch under her eye, but she
said there’s actually no pain,”
Yem said.
Yem said it’s been hard
to get in contact with his
grandmother directly, as family
members have been calling
nonstop.
“She told people to stop calling
her ’cause she’s fine,” Yem
chuckled. “She’s a tough lady,
so I know she probably doesn’t
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