Latimer, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates – Westchester, Speak Out Against Targeted Violence
The Westchester and Hudson Valley Chapter of OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates (OCA-WHV) abhors the vicious attack against an elderly Asian American woman in Yonkers the evening of Friday March 11th. We applaud the Yonkers Police for quickly taking the suspect into custody and urge the DA to aggressively prosecute him to the fullest extent possible. Targeting innocent, vulnerable individuals because of their race is totally unacceptable and Asian Americans have been especially so targeted. We condemn this incident and others like it.
OCA-WHV encourages everyone, even if you are a bystander, to report any physical or verbal incidents towards Asian Americans to the police and the Westchester County Human Rights Commission.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim. OCA stands ready to provide the victim and her family with assistance as needed.
OCA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Asian Pacific American Advocates Advocating for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans for over 40 years info@oca-whv.org | www.oca-whv.org | FB: OCAWHV
OCA, founded in 1973, is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States
