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She muttered racial slurs

At Subway, around 5 PM. While ordering, a female staff member greeted two other customers with a smile. However, when I greeted her, she gave me a cold look, muttered racial slurs, and rolled her eyes. Another staff member intervened, and after completing my order, I never returned to those restaurants.

"Noisy Chinese virus"

Bus around 11 PM. On the bus, many people were speaking in normal voices. My classmate and I, both Asian, spoke quietly, yet a person in the front suddenly turned, raised his fist, and called me a "noisy Chinese virus," threatening to strangle me. Luckily, the bus was nearing a stop, and I quickly got off, ignoring his threats.

She lunged toward me

I was walking down the street and a woman was walking towards me. She was clearly unwell and muttering under her breath. Steps away from me, she lunged toward me, yelling, "I'm gonna kill all you flat-eyed g-ks!" She didn't touch me but got inches away from my face. I didn't look at her or visibly react but kept walking away.

"Go back to China"

I am Japanese American and I just moved to Manhattan, NY from Vermont and rarely experienced racism. I was on the subway coming home from work, and I noticed a man around 60-70 years old staring at me as I went on the subway. He walked up to me while I was sitting down. He asked me if I was supposed to be here. I asked him what he meant and he said, "Ch-nks aren't supposed to be here" and told me to "go the hell back to China." I was stunned and didn't know what to do. The people around me didn't do anything. I called my husband and told him what happened, and shortly after, I left.

"F-ck back to your nasty country"

I was walking on the sidewalk when a guy ahead suddenly turned, pointed at my nose, and cursed, "Chinese Virus. F-ck back to your nasty country." His girlfriend quickly pulled him away, preventing the situation from escalating.

We are worried and scared for her

I was doing laundry at Easy Wash Laundromat in California. The laundromat workers are a man and woman who are either Cambodian or Vietnamese. I heard the lady yell. A tall man was yelling at the lady who works there calling her a “d-mn Asian b-tch” and saying, "That's what you get." He had thrown a cup of water on her. Her hair was all wet. He went outside and continued to yell and said, "I'll come back and set you on fire.” I went to the front and took a video of him yelling. He was making threats about harming her. He kept yelling, “You b-tch!” He pulled up his hood and got into his car.

Me and my husband urged the woman to call 911. She said this man came the night before and was yelling at her and waited outside (to attack her). She called her boss who said he would call the police. The police never came according to her. Tonight I called the non-emergency number because the man had left. They listened to me but said she must call herself to file a report. Me, my husband, and another man tried to talk to her but there was spoke limited English. She said she wasn't afraid. But we are worried and scared for her.

He pulled his eyes back to mock me

Today I was in class minding my business and then a student came up to me and said, "I’m from Asia" in a stereotypical Asian accent and pulled his eyes back to mock me. After that, I left to tell the principal but nothing happened.

Sexual harassment at a church

I am an Asian American elementary school teacher. I was walking with my class down the aisle of a church during a Christmas service processional. A man sitting in the pew looked me up and down and said with a lewd voice, "Naughty girl!" I was horrified and kept walking my students to their seats. I realized that this was sexual harassment and should be reported.

He refuses to greet us because we are Asian

I am speaking for my mom. She reported that a doorman in our building discriminates against her and refuses to serve her like he serves others. He refuses to greet us because we are Asian but he greets other tenants normally. He refuses to get and return the cart in the building for us like he does for others. When I was not at home, my mom said he yelled at her and punched her package in a violent way. This guy is ruthless and we feel unsafe to stay in the building, where we have owned a unit since September.

"Dumb-ss immigrant"

I was driving to pick up some things at a friend’s house and a car cut me off. I honked and he then brake-checked me. It was a close call but there was no damage. He got out of his car and flipped me off and called me a f—king dumb-ss immigrant. I told him I wasn't an immigrant. I was shocked and just drove past him.

They were targeting Asians

Two or three suspicious cars trolled the street at night while my friend and I (Asian females, late 20s, early 30s) were taking a walk. One car stopped from afar and the driver (man) got out began yelling, another (man, 20-40 years old) stopped us on the street and asked if we lived here. As we approached my friend’s house, two young boys came up to us. One pointed a gun with a laser at our heads and demanded us to hand everything over. They took phones and keys and a bag. The police told us that this had been happening all day (perhaps for a while), and they were targeting Asians because they tended to be richer, have more cash on hand, less likely to report the incidents, and less likely to fight back.

Continue to fight!

I was in the 8th grade and I was one of two Asians in my grade and possibly school. I lived in a conservative state. I remember when people starting hearing about COVID and then I remember being told I was a rat-eater and I was COVID-19. I was only 13 and kids were calling me all these cruel things. I knew this was racism and so I called them out for it. I also went to adults for help. I remember my principal not caring, not even listening to my story, and then telling me, “They’re just teasing — you don’t take it to heart.” After that, the bullying and racism got worse and went online. Groups of at least 10 at a time were messaging me on social media, on messages, and anyway they could. They would message me things like, “Kill yourself you disgusting n——-,” “I hope you die because you’re a bat-eater,” “I’m going to kill you u ret——d c——k.” It then switched from people hiding behind a screen to them attempting to hurt me in school. Again I went to adults and I was put as the bad guy, that I was starting drama and I was the cause of this hatred and racism. I ended up trying to take my life because of this and I regret it but at that time I didn’t know what else to do. I got help and I’m living a better life with better people but I know there are people who also experience this and my advice is don’t go quiet, continue to fight, and show people you aren’t an easy target for this kind of bull crap!

I don't feel safe

I am an Asian woman. I live in Texas. Since 2019, I have been harassed at my workplace at T.J. MAXX by other employees and others. Since then, I have been monitored by groups of people. They often drive behind me and even stay at all the places I go. My laptop was hacked and some documents were deleted. I called the county police but it did not work because there have not yet been attacks targeting me. What can I do? I don't feel safe.

She cursed at us for no reason

My daughter (10 years old) and I were walking and a woman who came off of the bus approached us and asked for bus fare. I said i didn't have any cash, and she then said to me and my daughter, "f—king Indians".... When my daughter turned around and looked at the woman, the woman showed her the middle finger. My daughter was in shock, as was I.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation's members are: Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), and Advancing Justice - Chicago.