Demonstrators Demand Action To Combat Asian Hate In San Francisco

CBS San Francisco

August 8, 2022

Protesters disrupted traffic and marched down busy Columbus Avenue in San Francisco Sunday afternoon chanting "fight Asian hate" and "justice for our elders."

Many recent anti-Asian-hate marches have stayed on sidewalks or within parks but rally organizers said playing nice, following rules and maintaining the "model minority" image have got them nowhere. They're changing their tactics, becoming disruptive and aggressive to make their demands heard.

"We've been doing rallies for years, yelling 'stop Asian hate' and hearing from elected leaders that they're going to do everything they can to protect Asians and stop Asian hate over and over and over again. We've had enough of rhetoric. We want results," said rally co-organizer Justin Zhu. Zhu is also a co-founder with the organization Stand With Asian-Americans.

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