{"id":5080,"date":"2021-04-01T10:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/?p=5080"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:58:30","slug":"cbs-news-victim-of-anti-asian-assault-turns-pain-into-art-with-proceeds-benefitting-local-nonprofit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/staging\/blog\/cbs-news-victim-of-anti-asian-assault-turns-pain-into-art-with-proceeds-benefitting-local-nonprofit\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS | Linjie Deng | Victim Of Anti-Asian Assault Turns Pain Into Art With Proceeds Benefitting Local Nonprofit"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Ali Bauman<\/a><\/span>

Filed Under:<\/strong>Ali Bauman<\/a>,\u00a0Anti-Asian<\/a>,\u00a0Local TV<\/a>,\u00a0New York<\/a><\/div>\n
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Amid the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York, one assault victim is using his pain to help the Asian community.<\/p>\n

CBS2\u2019s Ali Bauman spoke to an artist who was attacked while waiting for the subway. He is one of many Asian New Yorkers targeted in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Manhattan artist Linjie Deng created three pieces last week after he was assaulted on the subway platform at 86th Street. \u201cI tried to make it look like a gun hole,\u201d he said about one piece.<\/p>\n

The art is beautiful, but the inspiration is ugly. \u201cSome tall guy suddenly ran towards me and yelled at me, \u2018Get the [expletive] out of my way, you [expletive] yellow,’\u201d Deng said. He says the man pushed him to the ground and hit him with his backpack. Plenty of people were around, but nobody stepped in.<\/p>\n

Stewart Loo, the commanding officer of the NYPD\u2019s Asian hate crimes task force told CBS2 sadly, that is common.<\/p>\n

\u201cI speak to a lot of my victims,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat they tell me is, \u2018I\u2019m being attacked. I\u2019m verbally being assaulted, and the worst thing is that there\u2019s so many people around and they\u2019re not doing anything.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources tell CBS2 the NYPD will be deploying plain clothes officers to help gather intel and quickly respond to hate crime incidents, hoping that will encourage cooperation while protecting the community.<\/p>\n

Crimes against Asian Americans have long been underreported. Even Deng did not call the police. \u201cI question myself. I feel, what did I do wrong?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hours after his assault, six Asian women were among eight people gunned down in Atlanta spas. \u201cOne word spinning in my mind is [expletive] yellow,\u201d Deng said. \u201cAs an artist, I decided to make some art with the yellow color.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s reclaiming the slur to express his pain and promote peace. The pieces are now on display at Carlton Fine Arts in Midtown. The proceeds will go to a nonprofit called \u201cThink Chinatown.\u201d<\/p>\n