A surge in hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans has plagued the United States since March 2020, including several violent incidents in New York City. In February, a stranger slashed 61-year-old Noel Quintana’s face, from ear to ear, on a Manhattan-bound L train leaving Bedford Ave.
“I was scared, I thought I was going to die, and nobody helped me,” Quintana told ABC News, after doctors at Bellevue Hospital stitched his face back…
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