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The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

Westford residents protest on Boston Road in anti-Asian Hate Rally after Atlanta spa shooting.

We cannot do this alone

Sophia Keang, Reviews-Opinions Editor Jun 3, 2021

I was on my way home from my first ever rally protesting anti-Asian hate crimes in the US after six people of Asian descent were shot and killed in the Atlanta spa shooting in March. I had just posted a picture I took from the rally of me holding up my sign that read "I am not a virus". Only four minutes...

Woman holds an "Asian is not a virus, racism is" sign during an anti-Asian hate protest.

Dear Asians: we do not deserve this

Sophia Keang, Reviews-Opinions Editor Mar 6, 2021

Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84, was assaulted walking alone in a neighborhood in broad daylight on January 28; he died two days later. Noel Quintana, 61, was on his way to work when a stranger started to kick his bag and slit his face with a box cutter on February 3. Marc Quidit, 49, was shot by an armed robber...