Actors Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wu are offering a $ 25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person who violently attacked a 91-year-old man in the Chinatown district of Oakland.
Last week, Wu and Kim asked for tips about the person who was caught on camera on January 31 throwing the elderly man on the floor. According to ABC7, police say the suspect in the incident also attacked a 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman on the same day.
On Monday afternoon, Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong announced that Yahya Muslim, 28, had been arrested in connection with the attacks. According to CBS News, authorities accused Muslim of assault, assault, abuse of the elderly and a special allegation of crimes.
“The number of hate crimes against Asian Americans continues to skyrocket despite our repeated calls for help,” Kim wrote on Friday on Instagram. “Crimes are often ignored and even excused. … # Enough is enough. …
“We need to do more to help literally thousands of Americans who have suffered at the hands of this absolutely senseless violence. Please help us bring this criminal to justice. “
The “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0” stars also urge their followers to “remember #VichaRatanapakdee” and “remember #VincentChin”.
Ratanapakdee died last month at the age of 84, after being similarly beaten during his morning walk in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. And Chin, who was beaten to death in 1982, later became the subject of the 1987 Oscar-nominated documentary, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”, Which examined anti-Asian racism in America.
“I would not post this, but after seeing the comment from some of you who had no idea what was going on, I feel it is important that people see this s …”, wrote Wu in his own post. “Vicha Ratanapakdee was minding his own business when he was brutally attacked and killed. … it was an act of hatred. If you see something like this or happen to you, report it! Call 911 immediately. “
“Crazy Rich Asians” and Marvel actress Gemma Chan also shared the video of the Chinatown attack last month in an effort to raise awareness of hate crimes against Asian Americans, which emerged amid the COVID- pandemic 19.
“It’s hard to watch, but it’s a plea for help,” wrote Chan on Sunday on Instagram. “The community is suffering from these totally unprovoked attacks, but crimes are often overlooked and underreported. Imagine if it was your father or grandfather? “
Chan called for the attacks to be recognized as hate crimes. “The violence will only end when the silence ends,” she wrote.
Other Hollywood figures who spoke about the attacks include Chan’s “Crazy Rich Asians”, Henry Golding and Harry Shum Jr., as well as director Greg Pak, “Youth & Consequences” actress Anna Akana, the star of “Agents of SHIELD “Chloe Bennet and” Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings “, star Simu Liu.
I hope these people understand that you will not get away with unprovoked and racially motivated attacks on the Asian community. Justice will be served. https://t.co/SrRpNuS2bX
– Henry Golding (@henrygolding) February 5, 2021
“I hope these people understand that you will not get away with unprovoked and racially motivated attacks on the Asian community,” tweeted Golding. “Justice will be served.”
“It is becoming frighteningly clear to me now that the attacks on our elderly are not isolated incidents,” Liu wrote on Twitter. “It is difficult to express my anger in a way that is palatable to the public, so I will ask everyone to keep their loved ones safe and care for our elderly.”