The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has opted to terminate Officer Burton Hill, following an Office of Police Accountability (OPA) investigation into Hill’s racist remarks and threats towards a Chinese woman in August 2022.
Pilot program, HOPE, explores how to heal from anti-Asian hate
It’s a pressing concern: How does an individual, a family, and an entire community heal from the impact of a hate crime?
Exhibit shows groups facing hate together
When the windows of the Wing Luke Museum were smashed last year by a man spewing anti-Chinese sentiment, the group came together.
C-ID Public Safety Survey highlights safety anxieties, crime surge in CID
In the face of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic’s third year, the Chinatown-International District (CID) in Seattle grapples with profound challenges to public safety, a surge in homelessness, and an alarming increase in anti-Asian hate crimes.
Anti-Asian hate falls, but advocates wary of election-year impact
Anti-Asian hate crime numbers fell by 33% from 2021 to 2022, indicating the first decrease in anti-Asian hate since the start of the pandemic, according to recently released FBI crime statistics.