Asian women who live in NYC say they’re standing back from the subway edge and walking home with pepper spray in their hands after the killings of Michelle Go and Christina Yuna Lee.
“There is a big difference between how white women are treated versus how people of color are, even in terms of believing our stories,” Choimorrow said. “Because we are invisibilized and not paid attention to, we are easier victims. Especially Indigenous and Black women. Because perpetrators feel like, 'Oh no, one’s going to care.' The way we move and navigate safety is different than how white women have to.
Chung Seto, 57, has lived in New York City's Chinatown for more than 40 years. The local organizer says that for decades, she’s been struck by how the national and local governments have deprioritized Asian Americans. Nevada, who uses they/them pronouns, moved to the city from Nebraska in December 2021, when hate incidents had already become a common feature of city life.As someone who takes public transit, Nevada said Go’s death instilled a deep fear in them. They say they’re hyperaware now when getting onto public transit, often making the extra effort to stand far from the platform edge.
“I used to carry pepper spray in my bag, now it’s in my hand while I walk the city streets to Penn Station,” said Glo Lindenmuth, 29, who is Filipina and white. “I traded up to heavy boots, not just for the weather, but another safety measure, and I frequently [FaceTime] friends or call my boyfriend if I walk at night.”
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