Asian Hate Crimes On The Rise In The United States

Newly Analyzed Police Department Statistics Show That There Has Been A Recent Rise In Hate Crimes Against Asians, And Now The Owner Of A Beauty Supply Store Is Speaking Out After She Was Attacked By Customers.Show more

According To Reports, Two Women Daquiesha Williams & Keaundra Young Have Been Charged With Aggravated Assault After They Allegedly Attacked Business Owner Jung Kim Inside Of Her Store.

The Beauty Shop Is Located In Houston, Texas, And According To Kim Every Thing Started After She Asked Young, Williams And Three Other Women To Leave Her Store After They Knocked Down Several Displays.

That's When They Started Hurling Racial Slurs.

Kim's Son Lee Said He Heard The Women Say “You Little Asian Girl,” And "Asian People Shouldn’t Be In The Black Market,’” Lee Said, “We’re Stealing Their Money.”

The Video Shows The Women Returning To The Store Less Than A Minute Later And Knocking Over More Displays. Young Can Be Seen Racing Towards Kim, Knocking Her To The Ground And Punching Her At Least Eight Times.

Kim's Son Said He And His Father Ran Over To Help, Then The Pair Nearly Ran Him And His Father Over With In The Parking Lot.

The Attack Left Kim Bloodied And Bruised With A Broken Nose. Kim Said The Break Is So Bad That She Needs Surgery.

Meanwhile In Florida, Miami-Dade Transit Says Its Conducting An Internal Investigation After They Were Shown Video Of A Man Unleashing An Anti-Asian Tirade At A Women Riding A Bus.

According To Lai, A Miami Resident Of Chinese Descent, The Entire Incident Was Sparked Over Masks.

It Escalated To The Point Where The Man Became Angry And Started Hurling Racial Slurs At The Woman,

Saying Things Like "I Don't Care About You People. Go To Hell, This America 'Racial Slur,"

The Racial Insults Continued Before He Got Off The Bus And Told Her "F - Your Culture."

Lai Reported The Incident To The State Attorney's Office But Was Told It Wasn't A Hate Crime Because No Crime Was Committed Under The Law.

And In Manhattan A Man Was Caught On Police Body Cam Going On An Anti -Asian Rant Against The Asian American NYPD Officer During A Protest.

The 16 Year Veteran Of The Force Was Approached By The Man Who Proceeded To Mock Him With An Asian Accent While Unleashing A Tirade Of Anti-Asian Slurs.

According To Reports Racist Verbal Attacks On Minority Cops Have “Soared” Since Last Summer, When The City Was Rocked By Protests Against Racism And Police Brutality.