Date uploaded: 2023-01-24 00:46:33
This weekend had marked the first time Monterey Park held its Lunar New Year celebration since before the coronavirus pandemic, but on Sunday morning, normally bustling Garvey Avenue lay eerily quiet, with deserted vendor tents and idle carnival rides.
As investigators began probing the killing of 11 people at a dance studio in this predominately Asian American community, Asian Americans across the nation say the shooting has revived the fears and trauma brought on by a wave of hate incidents and tragedies that have struck the community over the past few years.
“A Lunar New Year always brings promise. As Asians and Asian Americans, we gather to celebrate the promise of prosperity, the promise of friendship, the promise of happiness,” writes Norman Chen for @usatodayopinion. “Then, Saturday night, as thousands of Asian Americans nationwide gathered with loved ones, that promise was once again broken.”
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📷: Jae C. Hong/ @apnews
