An Asian American couple in New York City says they were verbally attacked by a stranger who told them to “go back to China” over the weekend.
The police department’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident that occurred near East 22nd Street and 1st Avenue on Sunday, according to a spokesperson. The victim, 25-year-old Maria Ha, captured part of the incident on video, which has gone viral and is being used as one example of many racist attacks against people of Asian descent in the U.S. that have significantly increased over the past year.
Ha says she and her partner were on their way to a photoshoot
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