This Immigrant Probably Thought The USA Was Safe

His life ended after an attack

An Asian man was attacked in New York City

This man immigrated to the United States from China in 2018. There are still Asian immigrants who want to come to America because it is the land of the free where opportunities abound. That must be the conception (or misconception) of all those who want to leave their homelands and move to the United States.

Life has been good in the United States for many Asian immigrants. They have found their American dream and achieved success in various endeavors. That has not been the case for all.

Since the COVID pandemic began and Donald Trump blamed China and Asians for the virus, there has been a huge uptick in hate crimes against people of Asian backgrounds who live in the United States. Along with the various hate crime incidents, there have been much harassment and name calling. People who look Asian have been the targets of racist rants on many occasions. Some have suffered from brutal physical attacks.

This man was attacked in New York City and died eight months later after being in a coma.

Sophie Reardon had a story in CBS News: “Asian man brutally attacked in New York City dies 8 months later.”

An Asian man who was brutally attacked in Harlem last year has died, New York police confirmed on Saturday. Yao Pan Ma, 61, died of his injuries on December 31, police said, and the case is now being treated as a homicide.

Ma was approached from behind and hit in the back last April 23. He fell to the ground and the suspect allegedly kicked him multiple times in the head before fleeing, police said. Ma was taken to the hospital where he remained until his death.

Jarrod Powell, 49, was arrested four days later and charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault — hate crimes. The exact charges he is now facing are not yet clear.

Anti-Asian hate crimes had increased by nearly 150% in 2020 according to one study. New York saw the highest jump in hate crimes during that period.

Some have blamed the increase of hate crimes against people of Asian heritage on Trump and his rhetoric about the coronavirus.

The wife of the victim said back in April when her husband was in a coma: “This should not happen to my husband or anyone else. This is America. I’m very scared right now. I’m so worried that my husband might never come back.”

The Asian man who was brutally attacked in New York City died eight months after being beaten. He thought he was living in the greatest country on earth where he would be safe. His American dream did not come true.

[Reference: CBS News, Jordan Freiman contributed reporting]