Published 2 years ago • loading... • Updated 2 years ago

Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shooting

Summary by Ground News

The suspect, a 72-year-old Asian man, targeted a ballroom where nearly everyone would be middle-aged and older. The mood quickly turned somber in the Chinatown-International District on the first Monday after the tragic Lunar New Year weekend. A University of Washington professor says the fact that this happened on the eve of the Lunar New year makes it that much more terrible.

44 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Kiro7

Center

Impact of Lunar New Year murders deeply felt in PNW Asian communities

The tragedy in Southern California has spread fear across the Asian diaspora, including here in the Pacific Northwest.

2 years ago·Seattle, United States

Read Full Article

PBS NewsHour

Lean Left

Asian American communities grieve after Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting

A joyful kickoff to the first Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park since before the pandemic was marred by tragedy after a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los Angeles.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

The Independent

Lean Left

Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shooting

Monterey Park massacre prompts police from San Francisco to New York to step up patrols

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

KCRA 3

Center

Elk Grove's Asian community finds solidarity at Lunar New Year events in wake of Monterey Park shooting

Those participating in an event in Elk Grove said it was important to them to still put on the festivities. The California Asians American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus said it will host a vigil on the west steps of the California State Capitol on Monday at 2:30 p.m.

2 years ago·Sacramento, United States

Read Full Article