Claims Of Harassment Against Asian Community On Rise During Coronavirus Pandemic

Chantee Lans reports.

HEAD PAIN AND NO OTHERINJURIES.THE CAUSE OF THE THAT ACCIDENTIS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.AS CORONAVIRUS EXPANDS, SOARE CLAIMS OF HARASSMENTAGAINST THE ASIAN COMMUNITY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCHANTEE LANS EXPECT TO SEVERALPEOPLE WHO SAID THEY AREDEALING WITH HATEFUL A TECHS.LEADERS OF THE ASIANCOMMUNITY PEOPLE ARE SCARED TOREPORT THESE INCIDENTS, THEREHAVE BEEN RACIAL SLURS,INTIMIDATION, AND THEY AREFEARFUL THAT THIS HARASSMENTWILL CONTINUE.THIS GRAPHIC VIDEO RECENTLYSURFACED ON SOCIAL MEDIAMULTIPLE YOUNG PEOPLE SURROUNDAN ASIAN MAN ON THE 3100 BLOCKOF SHERIDAN STREET IN WESTKENSINGTON.THEY STRIKE HIM AND HE FALLSTO THE GROUND.HORRIFYING.REPORTER: THINKS THEPRESIDENT OF THE ASIAN PACIFICAMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS RECEIVEDMULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM ASIANCOMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT BEINGRACIALLY TARGETED, AND DUE TOTHE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS.PEOPLE SEEM TO BEIDENTIFYING CHINESE, ASIANAMERICANS, INDISCRIMINATELYAND SOMEHOW RELATED TO THEVIRUS, AND CARRIERS OF THEVIRUS, AND SO THE PHYSICALATTACKS, HARASSMENT, THERE HASBEEN A LOT OF NAME CALLING.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIAPOLICE SAY THE INCIDENT CAUGHTON VIDEO WAS NEVER REPORTED TOTHEM BUT THEY LAUNCHED ANINVESTIGATION ON FRIDAY AFTERBEING ALERTED TO THE VIDEO ONINSTAGRAM.NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY CONDEMNED RACIAL BIAS.THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE INHELL FOR THE PEOPLE WHO TAKEADVANTAGE OF THIS HEALTHCRISIS.WHETHER YOU ARE PRICE GOUGINGOR YOU VIEW THIS AS A EXCUSETO PURSUE RACIST, OR BEHAVIOROR BULLYING BEHAVIOR.REPORTER: BACK INPHILADELPHIA JOHN CHEN ACHINESE AMERICAN WHO SITS ONTHE BOARD OF THE MAYOR JIMKENNEY'S OFFICE OF OPPORTUNITYSAY HE IS ALSO BEING HARASSED.PASSERBY THAT WALK BY ANDSAID YOU SHOULD DIE BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS.AND JOHN CHEN SAYS HE ISWORKING WITH THE HUMANRELATIONS COMMITTEE AND OFFICEOF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS, TO BEABLE TO COME UP WITH ASOLUTION.WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION THEREIS A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY GROUP,HOLDING A MEETING ON LINE TOADDRESS THESE ISSUES.