Asian American Attacks: Oakland Chinatown Chamber Of Commerce President Carl Chan Assaulted

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan, who has spearheaded calls for increased police presence in the Oakland neighborhood during a rise in violence targeting Asia Americans, was the victim of a brazen daylight assault, authorities said.

Oakland police said the assault took place in the 400 block of 8th St. in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood at about 4 p.m. Thursday.

Chan, who lives in nearby Alameda, was in Oakland to run an errand and then planned to visit a prior assault victim at their home.

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