Today is the beginning of the Chinese Lunar calendar, and the year of the Ox.
Unfortunately, I was watching The Real recently and there is a very disturbing situation in this country, mostly out west where elderly Asian people are being attacked for what appears to be no reason at all. They are not usually robbed. There are just some kind of idiots out there shoving elderly Asian people to the ground. What the hell is this world coming to? One of the hosts said that she’s had to tell her grandparents to stay in the house and not to take their usual walks. It just boggles the mind that there are people who think elder abuse is a fun way to spend their afternoon.
The older Asians are being advise by their families, not to go to the bank to get the traditional cash to gift in red envelopes this year and just stay in their homes.
That is horrible! Sick! The world is so damn evil.
That literally makes me sick to my stomach!
I really didn’t know much about Chinese New Year until moving to the Seattle area. My daughter’s elementary school would celebrate, and we’re gifted a beautiful Dragon head for their celebration.
The Chinatown section of The International District would ordinarily be a buzz with excitement if not for COVID, so it’s sad to see that there will be no celebration parade this year.
I’ve been following what’s been happening in the Bay Area to the elderly Asian population, for months now on Twitter and FB. While no one has figured out why it’s happening, I hope the community is able to band together and stop it.
I live in the ID in Seattle. We celebrate Lunar New Year every year and are going to do the food walk on the 20th. It’s really sad to see how quiet it is. I’ll miss the street parades and dancing events at the park!
The history of the ID does speak, though. There have been a lot of communities that formed here due to Asian persecution, and were subsequently destroyed by the same. The Panama Hotel still holds belongings of the “relocated” Japanese citizens from WWII who never returned. It is very somber and eerie.
As for the racist attacks, that blows my mind. I saw, last year, some crazy lady getting off a bus screaming obscenities at a group of Asian people. My partner and a few others ran her off. It made me sick. I just have such a hard time in my heart knowing that people are capable of that kind of hate toward anyone. And to get violent?? Ugh, come on.
The ones I have seen are very disturbing. Some random guy in a hoodie shoving very elderly Asians hard on to the pavement causing them life threatening injuries. The guy didn’t even try to steal anything from him. His entire intent was to cause him physical injury. It’s very fucking depressing and frankly quite terrifying.
There’s been an uptick in hate crimes and violence against Asian people in general since Trump started calling the coronavirus the “China flu.” Maybe this is an extension of that and they’re just attacking the elderly because they can’t defend themselves as well.
Aw Jenn you are so brave to have helped them with your partner
Such a sad occurrence to happen when then the elderly are just trying to celebrate the new year & carry on with traditions of years past. I was gifted a red envelope one year & thought it was the most charming custom.Thanks for writing about this unfortunate news & making people aware.
The only thing I can think of is that idiots are taking out Covid 19/China on these people. I can’t understand why people can’t just STOP. When did we become the angriest country in the world?
2016
Amen Nancy!
It’s a free for all for hatred!!
Makes me ill!
That was my first thought too!
Idiots!
What these dumbfucks may not realize is that they are flirting with more danger than their little pea brains are capable of comprehending. And less than they deserve.
#tongrevenge
The sadness just doesn’t end.
Good thoughts and prayers and safety to all the innocents.?
I have two favorite Chinese New Year memories, both from SF Chinatown
One: I won $20 on a bet that I could puke on demand after eating a wonderful Chinese feast. (That $20 would be $100 today.)
Two: A group of my friends ate at a fancy Chinatown restaurant. One wife was a really obnoxious know-it-all. She claimed to know how to say “Fuck you, motherfucker!” in Cantonese. As an Asian man repeatedly circled the block in front of the restaurant searching for a place to park, she kept screaming “Fuck you, motherfucker!” in “Chinese,” really pissing off the others. Finally, the guy pulled over … my friends thought something horrible was about to happen … then the guy shouted, “Lady! Why you keep screaming ‘Good morning, pencil!’?” Her last Chinese lesson and last dinner invitation.
I read this yesterday and I had to stop reading. There is a HUGE lack of morals, ethics and just general caring for one another missing from this entire world.
This is revolting. These people had no part in the Chinese government’s handling of the crisis and clearly left the country for a better life. We are having a terrible time with the Chinese government in Australia, I mean, brink of war type shit and this isn’t happening. I’m not going to say there isn’t racism, there is, but no one is attacking the elderly that I have heard. These cowards are probably too weak to take on a young person.
The two victims I saw was a woman in her 80s and a man in his nineties both walking alone through their neighborhood.
they are living as a gameboy, violence is everywhere in those games, they don’t realize their addiction and lack of humanity. Wait for the 4th of March when the real president will be celebrated. Stay home cause I suspect the worst, especially since the qop party will not condemn the orange leftover, therefore giving all those crazies the green light to violence. They are all so numb to reality and so easy to ignite. It happens in Holland too. And they are supposed to be a civilised nation of grown-ups. But even there you have riots and destruction. They have a similar Josh Hawley with more power, very abusive being cheering them on. Normal people have no clue on how to react. You guys at least have had 4 terrorizing years and are not dazed anymore. And still it feels like civil war is just around the corner sigh
Wait! What fresh hell happens on March the fourth?
well the orange turd is going to become the official 19th president of the usa on march 4th, like they inaugurated presidents on that date before. Its a qop conspiracy. His hotel in washington is fully booked at like 8000$ a night. Just saying…
Oh for fucksake.
I saw a news report on this last night. It is horrifying and heartbreaking. It’s going to take a looooong time to get us back to a country of relatively civilized adults.
My brother is Korean, and he said he is really starting to hate leaving his house, he’s only in his 40s, but the amount of hate he now encounters thanks to the “china virus” that the ex-pres named it, he is facing racism, hate and violence that he hasn’t seen before.