Former Virginia state legislator Ron Villanueva was sentenced Tuesday
A former member of the Virginia House of Delegates was sentenced Tuesday (July 2) to 2.5 years behind bars with three years supervised release. The Filipino American former lawmaker also must also pay back more than $500,000 and has to report to prison within 45 days.
Court documents revealed that Ron Villanueva conspired with others to help two Virginia Beach companies secure SBA contracts that had been set aside for minority- and women-owned businesses.
Records say Villanueva was a member of the Virginia General Assembly during part of the conspiracy, and in one instance he used his House of Delegates letterhead to send a letter to the SBA in support of Karda's application to participate in the 8(a) program, knowing that it contained false and misleading statements about who actually operated the company.
Villanueva pleaded guilty to the charges in January of this year. "In his repeated false statements to the SBA, the defendant demonstrated time and again that making money trumped his obligations to abide by the law," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Young and Alan Salsbury wrote in court documents. "Such cavalier conduct is problematic enough on its own, but when committed by a public official charged with upholding the integrity of the law, it is especially worthy of condemnation."
"Here I am. I've been held accountable for these things, and I look forward to doing my time and just coming out at the end and being a better person and continue helping people,” apologized Villanueva at his sentencing.
“We are defined by our maker and not defined by our mistakes, and this was a great mistake on my part ... I am just hopeful that I can make amends and be productive again," Villanueva said.
Eugene Jo drank water from a stream and slept among warm rocks to survive 5 days.
Eugene Jo spent his week-long ordeal cozied up to rocks heated by the daytime sun after he was separated June 22 from his hiking group in the San Gabriel Mountains, news station KCBS reported.
“He would wrap his jacket around him and the beach towel that he had with him,” said Janet Henderson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue. “He got in close next to the hot rocks because it is very hot up there and those rocks do heat up and that’s how he kept himself warm at night.”
The hiker told authorities he stayed hydrated with water from a riverbed.
He was located five days later after disappearing while hiking with a group to the 8,000-foot peak of Mount Waterman. Jo heard the voices of one of the search and rescue teams looking for him and called to them, authorities said.
“He said it took everything he had to roll over his hands and knees and yell for help and that’s when the rescuers heard him,” Henderson said.
More than 70 people were searching for him in the mountains when he was found, say authorities
Over the course of the week Jo was lost, the search effort included helicopters, scent dogs and ground crews from San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura and Riverside counties.
UPDATE 11a.m., July 3: Donald Trump tweeted this morning saying that he is still trying to delay the Census in order to reargue the case for the citizenship question. The original post is below the tweet.
In a major setback to the GOP and Donald Trump, the printing of the Census form is proceeding without the controversial question asking about a person's citizenship.
Dale Ho, who argued the Supreme Court case as director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, said on Tuesday (July 2), “Everyone in America counts in the census, and today’s decision means we all will.”
The Commerce Department will go ahead with the printing of the dicennial tally despite Trump's request to delay the Census.
“This decision to move forward with the census without the problematic citizenship question is a victory for democracy!" said Rep. Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
"Despite the false answer Secretary (Wilbur) Ross gave me about the origin of this question, we know from court records that the citizenship question was put forward by a Republican strategist looking to help the Republican party. In order to do so, they wanted to use the citizenship question as a way to frighten immigrants away from the census, hiding the true number of people in this country, and jeopardizing federal representation and funding for everything from housing to transportation to education.," continued Chu from California."
After the US Supreme Court turned down the administration appeal of a lower court decision to reject the question, Trump said last week he was looking at pushing a delay in the population count over the issue, which he's positioned as part of his broader crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
"I have asked the lawyers if they can delay the Census, no matter how long, until the United States Supreme Court is given additional information from which it can make a final and decisive decision on this very critical matter," he tweeted.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund both sued to block the question based on the new evidence. Others joined in support.
The two groups along with other civil rights organizations argued that asking the citizenship question was an attempt to dissuade minorities and immigrants from taking part in the Census.
The Census' own study estimated that the question would lead to an undercount of millions of people in the US. Most recently, challengers of the question presented an unpublished 2015 study by a Republican redistricting expert as evidence that citizenship data would benefit Republicans when new political boundaries are drawn based on the 2020 census.
In the 2016 and the 2018 elections, most immigrants and people of color who were citizens tended to register themselves as Democrats.
The US Census, mandated by the Constitution, forms the basis for representation in government and the allocation of federal funds for everything from infrastructure to social services.
Ruby Ibarra, right, performs "Someday" with the Balikbayans.
Filipino American rap artist Ruby Ibarra entered NPR's Tiny Desk contest with her creation "Someday," honoring the travails and sacrifices of her mother, who immigrated from the Philippines.
While she didn't win the contest (with over 6,000 entries) she impressed the judges enough that NPR wrote a separate article about her. She tells National Public Radio:
"It is my declaration that my mother and I will make it in this country. I think that when we talk about immigration, especially in mainstream media, much of that is often romanticized and simplified; the experience and struggles are overlooked and the formation of identity and sense of belonging are neglected.
"When my mom moved to California from the Philippines in 1991, she went from being an accountant to a fast food janitor/cashier. She left everything behind in her motherland in hopes to provide better opportunities for me and my younger sister. She learned quickly how to be on survival mode and realized that the American Dream was far more complex than the mainstream narrative. The song "Someday" captures these themes and most importantly, captures my mother's story, which is ultimately a similar story for many immigrants — trying to find a place to call home."
The San Francisco-based rapper tells NPR that her mother always remained a model of resilience for Ibarra and her sister. "She was the matriarch and the patriarch in our household," Ibarra says. "She was always my example of what it meant to be Pinay, a woman who pretty much did s*** on her own, carried everything on her own back."
The chorus, "Mama we goin' make it here someday" is meant to be a promise, says Ibarra.
"I want to reach a point someday where I can look at her in the face and say that we made it," Ibarra says. "I think that sense of belonging, that sense of hope, is a thread that's very common in a lot of immigrant stories."
On the verge of breaking out nationally, Ibarra says that she hopes through her music and message she is able to pass inspiration on to others who want to do the same. Although she speaks about her Filipino American experience, her message conveys the feelings, hopes and dreams of all people of color.
"I am what I talk about in my music. I am Pinay, I'm powerful, I'm fearless, I'm unfiltered," Ibarra says in the NPR interview. "And I like to hope that there's young women out there who feel the same way. Or even if they don't feel the same way, I hope to inspire young women out there to want to use their voice, to claim who they are and to embrace their identity."
I include the lyrics to "Someday" because my baby boomer ears can't catch all the nuances of contemporary rap. (Sorry!) I wrote this album ‘cause I want my life to change Tired of being shortchanged, I'm tryna remain sane Hopped off the plane, didn’t stop all the pain My father’s still in debt and we've been struggling to pay For a bedroom upon Meekland Ave., reachin for just meeting half Hands tied against the odds, how the fuck you even that? The people from the slums once, now livin’ the humdrum Mama from the barrio so we dreamin’ we can stunt once Mama, I know it’s gon’ be fine wherever we go 'Cause we know, you raised this girl to dream and be a hero What’s an ego to an eagle? I free flow when I speak though My pipe dreams through a peephole, my skin so Filipino But often times my pride, inside, is fightin’ high tides The day we broke the ocean was the day I learned to nosedive Closed eyes, fingerprint ink with the most dye Those times, mama never blinked, say the oath twice [Chorus] I said mama we gon’ make it there someday I said mama we gon’ make it there someday I said mama we gon’ make it there someday I said mama we gon’ make it there someday I said mama we gon’ make it here someday I said mama we gon’ make it here someday I said mama we gon’ make it here someday I said mama we gon’ make it here someday [Verse 2] So what's a freestyle to me? I been doing as a 6-year-old Thinkin’ on my own 2 feet, survival pick and go Pick a role - you can be the swimmer or a sunken soul I was a 6-year-old without a father figure role No silver spoons or dinner rolls, so will you fold or will you go? Pretend to sing like Figaro, my people still invisible When you the spittin’ image of a person that you hate Makes sense I'm spittin' images of dawn that never breaks Nirvana never waits, I was a pawn of bitter fate That spawned from inner hate, I never wanted to be great I study my mother wonder how she holds this family That minimum salary, stretched as much as it can be She stressed but keeps that shit from me, I’m just tryna fit in, see I crave for that acceptance like it validates my sanity I wrestle with affirmations, settle for masking faces After all, the stolen lands are always greener places (Chorus) [Verse 3] At school, reduced lunches while my mama skip her lunchtime 9 to 5 minimum wage, she at the bus line Here I am, filling a page, waiting to bust rhymes ‘Til I’m nearing the day I’m getting cosigned Snare rolls and punchlines to payrolls and punch time We take shows like crunch time, we braved those like front lines My life on these lines ‘cause we never had lifelines And these days I’m scared of what might go through my mind I flow like Rizal and I’m writing like Hagedorn Mixed with Gabriela Silang, now watch as the page mourns Say my name, it tastes foreign Type to make your face form in ways you never made Born from another place, thorns couldn’t break away Or am I just a breakaway? From being centre stage from off the page or will I fade away? I never been the type to say I’m scared of what I have to face ‘Cause all I ever knew is being me so all I ever need to say is… (Chorus) Click here to listen to NPR.
A traditional kimono, left, vs.. the Kardashian bodyshaping Kimno, right.
Reality TV and social media star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian has reconsidered registering "Kimono" as a trademark for her body shaping underwear because of the blowback from Asian and Asian Americans.
Kardashian said on Monday (July 1) she would rebrand her Kimono shapewear line after people in Japan said her use of the term to brand undergarments was disrespectful.
"Kimono," she thought, was a clever play off of her own brand name "Kim."
Kardashian said she had announced the Kimono products in June "with the best intentions in mind," and she appreciated the feedback she had received.
"My brands and products are built with inclusivity and diversity at their core and after careful thought and consideration, I will be launching my Solutionwear brand under a new name," she wrote on Twitter.
Kimono in Japanese means "thing that's worn" and refers to full-length robes with sashes donned for formal occasions such as weddings and funerals. Her use of the word on undergarments and filing for a trademark angered many people who saw it as a sign of disrespect and cultural appropriation.
The FBI is stepping up their investigations against China's alleged efforts to steal US research and secrets by asking American universities to keep a close eye on Chinese students and scholars.
The public radio network, National Public Radio, reports authorities have visited at least 10 universities to make that request.
“We are being asked what processes are in place to know what labs they are working at or what information they are being exposed to,” Fred Cate, of Indiana University, said. “It’s not a question of just looking for suspicious behavior — it’s actually really targeting specific countries and the people from those countries.”
Amid the Trump Administration's request and warnings about Chinese espionage, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) last week wrote an open letter to “members of the MIT community,” in support of students and scholars of Chinese descent.
L. Rafael Reif wrote that he felt compelled to share his “dismay” over the Trump administration’s scrutiny of Chinese and Chinese American researchers and pupils due to heightened concerns about academic espionage.
“Faculty members, post-docs, research staff and students tell me that, in their dealings with government agencies, they now feel unfairly scrutinized, stigmatized and on edge – because of their Chinese ethnicity alone,” he wrote. “Nothing could be further from – or more corrosive to – our community’s collaborative strength and open-hearted ideals. To hear such reports from Chinese and Chinese American colleagues is heartbreaking.”
The increased emphasis comes against the backdrop of what FBI director Christopher Wray said at a speech in New York back in April.
“China has pioneered a societal approach to stealing innovation in any way it can from a wide array of businesses, universities and organizations,” he said to the Council on Foreign Relations, according to the South China Morning Post. “Put plainly, China seems determined to steal its way up the economic ladder at our expense.”
The request by the FBI has left many universities confused and uncertain. Yale University president Peter Salovey is among them.
He said he was “working with my presidential colleagues in the Association of American Universities (AAU) to urge federal agencies to clarify concerns they have about international academic exchanges. The AAU has encouraged agencies to use the tools already in place, such as export controls, while affirming the principle of open academic exchange for basic research.”
The Union of Concerned Scientists fears that scientific partnerships are being criminalized. The organization posted on its blog:
Scientists of Chinese descent are being put into an impossible situation. On the one hand, they have been encouraged for years by their research institutions in the United States to seek out relationships with their international scientific peers in order to work together and solve hard problems. The clearest example of this collaboration comes from cancer research. The NIH’s Cancer wing, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has stressed the importance of international collaboration in order to improve cancer outcomes in the scientific literature and in the webpage of the NCI’s Cancer Moonshot program (one of the tag lines read “Cancer knows no borders”). There is even a NCI group dedicated specifically to the purpose of international research collaborations.
On the other hand, several of the FBI actions towards Chinese or Chinese-American scientists (i.e. arrests, house visits to ask about “loyalty,” and reading private emails) have been directed at cancer researchers who were carrying out perfectly reasonable scientific partnerships with oncologists in China. And through these actions, the US government may be scaring off brilliant scientists of Chinese descent from conducting research that could help find treatments for cancer.
The increased scrutiny by the government is creating a new landscape for ethnically Chinese researchers in the United States, says Frank Wu, a law professor at the University of California, Hastings, and a member of the Committee of 100, a group of prominent Chinese Americans that works to advance US–China relations. Whether the US government’s focus on foreign influence in academia is right or wrong, he says, researchers need to understand that behaviours that were once considered OK, are now questioned or banned.
Naomi Osaka searches for answers after her first-round defeat at Wimbledon.
For five months, Naomi Osaka was at the pinnacle of women's tennis. But she soon found out that being constantly in the spotlight isn't all its cut out to be. Last week, she dropped to No. 2 behind new No. 1 Ash Barty, after two successive early losses, including one at the French Open followed by the Birmingham (England) tourney, seen as a warmup to Wimbledon.
Then yesterday, (July 1) she was ignominiously ousted in the first round of Wimbledon to the 39th ranked player in the world, Yulia Putinseva, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
The press conference after the match was somber, to say the least. It was painful to watch.
“I wouldn’t blame my age on anything,” Osaka said. “I’ve done a lot of good things, and I’ve done a lot of bad things, but I’m not the type of person that would say because I’m young I can get away with doing certain things.”
"I feel like I should have been able to play well today, because I wasn't practicing bad," said Osaka, who dropped to 0-3 against Putinseva, including a loss on grass at a tuneup tournament last month. "You never know what's going to happen during matches."
Then, she was asked how she grapples with her newfound stardom, Osaka turned to the media coordinator and said, “Can I go? ‘Cause I feel like I’m about to cry.” She abruptly got up and left.
Osaka, who trains and lives in Florida, plays for Japan, where she was born. She gained her Nol. 1 rank after winning the U.S. Open last summer followed by another Grand Slam victory in Australia.
The first sign that she was not enjoying her top spot came shortly thereafter. She replaced her long-time coach, choosing she said to play for the joy of playing instead of for the ranking and the trappings that go with being No. 1. That rank also brings pressure to play her best all the time.
Clearly, the answer she gave to one questioner may reflect her current mood: “There are answers to questions that you guys ask that I still haven’t figured out yet.” Watch the post-game press conference:
The reconceived 'Four Weddings and A Funeral' will have a more diverse cast than the original movie.
If the trailer is any indication, the 12-episode series on the streaming service will be just as charming -- filled with beautiful, witty and flawed characters -- as the original movie starring Andy McDowell and Hugh Grant. Hulu released the first trailer Monday (July 1) for the Four Weddings and A Funeral remake produced and written by Mindy Kaling. The Andy McDowell role -- with appropriate name changes -- will be filled by Nathalie Emmanel, who is best known for her roles as Missandei on HBO’s hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones and as Ramsey in the popular Fast and the Furious franchise.
The Hugh Grant role will be played by Nikesh Patel, a relative newcomer with roles in Halal Daddy and London Has Fallen.
In the limited romantic comedy series, Maya (Emmanuel), the young communications director for a New York senatorial campaign, receives a wedding invitation from her college schoolmate now living in London. She leaves her professional and personal life behind, in favor of traveling to England and reconnecting with old friends and ends up in the midst of their personal crises. Relationships are forged and broken, political scandals exposed, London social life lampooned, love affairs ignited and doused, and of course there are four weddings – and a funeral.
The 12-episode series will debut on July 31 on Hulu.
Support for Sen. Kamala Harris almost doubled because of her performance in the Democratic debates last week.
Her gain still wasn't enough to overtake former Vice President Joe Biden, who still is the frontrunner even though he lost some of his lead.
A survey released by CNN on Monday (July 1) showed Harris moving up to second, ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 8 points, and Sen. Bernie Sanders dropping to 4th.
The same poll has Biden dropping 10 percentage points among Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents since the last CNN poll in May. At the same time, the new CNN poll found that Harris had jumped nine points.
Overall, 22% supported Biden, while 17% were with Harris, 15% with Warren, and 14% with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). No one else in the field was above 5% — including South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who also suffered a significant drop.
Prior to the first debate, Biden led the pack of 24 candidates with 41.5% of the vote, according to fivethirtyeight.com. After the first debate (in which he didn’t even participate), his support shifted downward, landing at 35.4%. Following the second debate in which he is widely believed to have been routed, his support dropped again to 31.5%, a massive drop of 10%.
Harris, by all accounts the most impressive in the debate, had the largest positive jump. Before the first debate, she stood at 7.9% support. After the first debate (in which she didn’t participate), support for Harris dropped to 6.3%. However, after her performance in the second debate, which is widely considered masterful, Harris’ support more than doubled to 16.6%.
Much of the Indian American senator's new support came from voters who previously said they were backing Warren or Joe Biden. Her surge netted her more than $2.5 million in donations as the second-quarter deadline approaches.
Harris’ uptick came after she confronted Biden over his history opposing school busing for desegregation, a dramatic moment that dominated news coverage afterward and cemented her appearance as the debate winner.
Harris, who had been stuck in the No.5 position, is now tied for third with Warren, behind No. 1 Biden and No. 2 Bernie Sanders, who also lost points. Mayor Pete Buttigeig drops to the 5th spot.
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand came in last in the Drudge poll, winning just 2 percent of the vote. Biden and Sanders ranked fifth and six respectively in the poll.
Although he didn't move up in the polls, one of the major beneficiaries of the debates is Andrew Yang, even though he spoke the fewest words and had the fewest on-air minutes in the second day of the debate.
By midnight on Thursday, Yang had taken 28% of the vote in the Drudge Report's famed, but totally unscientific, snap online poll, easily beating Harris, who took second place with 17%.
The Drudge Report also had Hawaiian congressmember Tulsi Gabbard winning the first night's debate with 40% of those polled picking her as winner, beating Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who came in second with 12%. Other pundits from mainstream media, however, had Warren running away with the first night's debate. Yang was at the center of another controversy. He claims that at times during the debate his microphone wasn't working, denying a chance to interject himself into the parts of the debate where everybody was trying to speak over each other.
A video of Yang trying to comment surfaced; John Hickenlooper visibly reacts to his words, but the audience is in the dark on what he tried to say. NBC later released a statement denying they had interfered with Yang’s microphone.
"There were times where I was like, hey, I wanted to make a contribution on climate change or education or other things and like, my mic didn't work, like the mic's actually not on," he said.
"And so I would just start talking and then like the moderators would just like ignore, and it doesn't matter," he said. "So the moderators have a fair amount of power and authority, including someone in production (who) is like turning on a mic or not."
Candidate Marianne Williamson, who was positioned next to Yang, also claimed that her mike was muted at times during the debate. Williamson and Yang were both given the least screentime of the 10 candidates on stage.
From top right, clockwise: Hustler, My Spy, Shaw & Hobbs, Yesterday, Andi Mack and The Terror.
UPDATED July 26 to include premiere of 'A Little Late With Lilly Singh.' Asian August begat Asian Spring, which in turn begats Asian Summer. Nearly invisible in the decades before last year, the presence of Asian . American and Pacific Islander actors and characters in movies and television in the past 12 months iat unprecedented levels. Before we begin listing the entertainment options for movie goers and couch potatoes, we need to remind readers that despite the so-called "historic level" of AAPI movies and TV series, spurred by success of The Big Sick, Crazy Rich Asians, Fresh Off the Boat and Killing Eve, Hollywood still has a long way to go to open their studios to AAPI projects and give opportunities for AAPI actors. Asian Spring ended with the impressive premieres of Plus One, starring Maya Erskine, Always Be My Maybe with Randall Park and Ally Wong, and Late Show, written and produced by Mindy Kaling. Those movies along with the Keanu Reeves hit John Wick 3 and live-action movie of Aladdin will play throughout the summer and will likely end up on one of the streaming networks before long.
ASIAN SUMMER, JUNE 21-SEPT.23
Andi Mack, featuring a mixed Asian American family in the coming-of-age dramedy, launched its third and final season June 21, the first day of summer. You can still catch up on past episodes at the Disney Channel.
Yesterday, a cute, what-if film with an interesting premise. Himesh Patel plays the central character Jack Malik, an English singer who wakes up in a world where the pop-group Beatles never existed. He plays their songs and becomes a celebrity. The film was released to theaters June 28. The Farewell starring Awkwafina, who shows her acting chops in the critically acclaimed and award-winning family drama as an Asian American seeking her identity, will hit the big screens July 12. Stuber, the action-comedy breaks the seeming groove of AAPI rom-com projects starring the all-Asian team of rough-and-tough police detective Dave Bautista and out-of-his- element Uber driver Kumail Nanjiani premieres July 12. Secret Obsession: Story revolves around a woman (Brenda Song) who wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack. Her doting husband cares for her. But she soon realizes the danger is far from over. Available on Netflix beginning July 17. Wu Assassins, a 10-episode crime series with supernatural elements. It stars Indonesian martial artist Iko Uwais as Kai Jin, who becomes the latest and last Wu Assassin, chosen to round up the powers of an ancient triad and restore the universe to normalcy. Netflix premieres this actioner on Aug. 8. The Terror: Infamy. The much-anticipated second season of fright-inducing The Terror TV series will take place in a concentration camp for Japanese Americans during WWII debuts Aug. 12 on AMC. Cast includes Derek Mio, Kiki Sukezane, Shingo Usami, Naoko Mori, Miki Ishikawa, and George Takei. International Student, an Australian comedy series based on comedian Ronny Cheing's exploits as a law student will be available on the Comedy Central network starting Aug. 13. My Spy is a comedy starring the the much-in demand Dave Bautista as a CIA agent at the mercy of a precocious 9-year old girl. The movie, which also stars Ken Jeong, is set to hit theaters Aug. 23. (UPDATE July 11: On July 10, the studio announced that this film has been postponed to early 2020.) Four Weddings and A Funeral. Mindy Kaling produced this 10-episode remake of the popular rom-com movie with a diverse cast reflective of today's Asian-majority London. It debuts on Netflix Aug. 31.
Hustler, Constance Wu's first film after the now-historic Crazy Rich Asians hit has her working the world's oldest profession in the Jennifer Lopez production which also stars Cardi B, launches Sept. 13. Shaw and Hobbs, Samoan American Dwayne Johnson saves the world in this actioner, a spin-off from the Fast & Furious franchise, will be released Sept. 15. A Little Late With Lilly Singh, the first Asian American late night talk show host premieres her NBC show on Sept. 16, 1:35 a.m. starring Youtube star Singh.
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I'm not sure if we are in the midst of a golden era for Asian American pop culture or if it is just a passing phase, but looking further ahead for the balance of 2019, we have even more Asian and Asian American offerings in the pipeline for the most critical time of year for films and TV series from September through the holidays, Have a great summer at the movies or cuddled up on your couch. Check back with us in September for further updates.
Andy Ngo, who ABC News described as a conservative journalist for the outlet Quillette, suffered cuts and bruises after he said militant protestors from antifa in Portland Oregon peppered him with what appear to be milkshakes.
Reason reports Portland police believe at least some of those milkshakes were laced with quick-dry cement. Jeff Ryan of the Oregonian posted video on Twitter which Reason says shows a protestor punching Ngo (See second video on chain below).
According to Newsweek, demonstrators at the rally included two right-wing groups — the street-fighting fraternal group called Proud Boys, and Haley Adams of the “HimToo Movement.” The group antifa showed up as part of a counterdemonstration.
In a video posted by Ngo himself, he can be heard saying “I just got beat up by the (unintelligible), no police at all. In the middle of the street, and they stole my Go Pro and punched me several times.”
Three people arrested during the demonstrations have been identified as Gage Halupowski, 23, charged with assault and assault on a public safety officer; James K. Stocks, 21, charged with harassment; and Maria Dehart, 23, charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.
Eight people, including three police officers, were treated for minor injuries.
A Go Fund Me page set up by conservative commentator Michelle Malkin on behalf of Ngo has raised $92,000 as of this morning.
