On Sept. 24, 2024, Zhen Jin went back to court again.
Court issues 10-year restraining order on woman accused of racist tirade against Chinese neighbor
A King County Superior Court pro tem judge renewed a restraining order for Zhen Jin, an elderly Chinese American woman who suffered ongoing racist abuse by neighbors who live in the same condominium complex.
Ad nauseum: The impact of language injustice
Sitting closely around the conference table at Seattle’s Chinese Information Service Center, volunteers, advocates, and pro-bono lawyers surround Zhen Jin as she awaits her to turn to be heard by the Superior Court via Zoom.
COMMENTARY: Bending the arc toward justice begins on the floor
Huddled around a wooden bench, kneeling and sitting on the thinly carpeted floor outside the courtroom, seven people, mostly Asian American, try to make sense of the documents that were presented a moment earlier.
SPD officer fired over racial slurs, threats
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.
SPD officer who called woman a ‘f—ing Chink placed on administrative leave
In a statement released on Friday, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz addressed the recent controversy surrounding a police officer who made racist comments against his Chinese neighbor while off-duty.