Firstly, yes, I am currently receiving a pension and have been receiving it since August 2013, and I am on 55% of my base salary at the time of my arrest. Unaware of this aspect of the law, I believed I had lost my right to retirement when I was arrested. The thought that I … Read more
Attacks on the Asian-American community have not slowed down in 2021, despite heightened national awareness and policies against anti-Asian hatred, a new report released Thursday shows. From March 19, 2020 to June 31, 2021, there were more than 9,000 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents, reported Stop AAPI Hate. 4,548 of the attacks occurred in 2020 … Read more
An Associated Press investigation found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms have been lost or stolen in the past decade. These weapons are meant for war – but some have ended up on America’s streets. (15th June)
(Image via stopaapihate.org) The killing of eight people, including six Asian women, near Atlanta on Tuesday sparked a wave of grief and indignation in the United States and calls for an end to hatred and violence against Asian Americans over the past year. Tech companies and community figures from the Seattle area collectively condemned Tuesday’s … Read more