Asian Americans to gather in Portland after recent attack on senior [Video]
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Asian Americans to gather in Portland after recent attack on senior [Video]

via KGW News, KATU News / YouTube

The Asian American community in Portland, Oregon, will gather this weekend to call for justice in the violent attack against an elderly Asian man last month.

Key points:

  • Xinmin Liang, 73, was brutally assaulted while fishing on Portland‘s Eastbank Esplanade on March 12.
  • The gathering will call for action to address the continued violence against Asian Americans.

The details:

  • The event, hosted by 18 Asian American organizations, will take place at 2 p.m. on April 6 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park near the Salmon Street Fountain, as per KPTV.
  • The gathering will occur in support of Liang, who suffered a concussion, bruises and fractures after being randomly attacked with a “fat wood stick” on the esplanade. The alleged perpetrator, described as a white man wearing a blue Willamette Week beanie and a gray shirt and pants, remains at large.
  • Two other violent incidents, which both resulted in deaths, also occurred at the esplanade …
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