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The elderly Asian woman attacked last week in San Francisco who was then showered with donations from The public continues to cause a sensation in California, now by indicating what he wants to do with the money.
receive through a GoFundMe page more than $ 900, 000 dollars until Tuesday, Xiao Zhen Xie has said that his intention is to donate the money for a greater cause.
On the GoFundMe page of the wife of 75 or 76 years it is read that she has indicated multiple occasions “donate all the funds generated in this GoFundMe to the Asian American community to combat racism. She insists on making this decision saying that this matter is bigger than her. ”
Only on # KPIX , the 76 year old woman who was attacked in San Francisco this morning talks to @ kpixtv @BettyKPIX about what happened and how she fought back. The story tonight at 11. # StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/bNmRe7a16 I
– Andrea Nakano (@AndreaKPIX)
March 18, 2021
Grandma was attacked by a white man on a busy street from San Francisco, but she did not allow herself and managed to mistreat him with a stick . The man was arrested and she became something of a hero in the community.
The organizer of the page is the grandson of the woman, identified as John Chen. “This is the decision of my grandmother, my grandfather and our family . We hope that everyone can understand our decision, ”it reads.