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Collected Item: “As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back”

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As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back

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From the article: Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam's Club, Bawi Cung and his two sons all have visible scars.

It's the unseen ones though that are harder to get over. Cung can’t walk through any store without constantly looking in all directions. His 6-year-old son, who now can't move one eyebrow, is afraid to sleep alone.

On a Saturday evening in March, when COVID-19 panic shopping gripped the nation, Cung was in search of rice at a cheaper price. The family was in the Sam's Club meat section when Cung suddenly felt a punch to the back of his head. A man he didn't know then slashed his face with a knife. The assailant left but soon returned to stab the boys. He wounded the 3-year-old in the back and slashed the 6-year-old from his right eye to a couple of inches past his right ear.

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race, Asian, hate crime, Social Justice, scapegoat, assault, Corona Virus, Richmond, California

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https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/victims-anti-asian-attacks-reflect-year-pandemic-76196503?fbclid=IwAR37qO72YL1b0tsYY1vNsUGesXhVx409UEzhu6PDn4pwGgFZ7_egM5J67w4

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TERRY TANG Associated Press

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2021-03-02
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