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Facts​

  1. http://bonamici.house.gov/media/press-releases/capac-members-mourn-loss-vicha-ratanapakdee-and-condemn-continuing-spike
    https://risenow.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/photo_vicha-ratanapakdee.webp

  2. CNN - Family of Thai immigrant, 84, says fatal attack 'was driven by hate'

  3. ABC Bay Area - 84-year-old killed after horrific daytime attack caught on video in San Francisco

  4. New York Times - He Came From Thailand to Care For  Family. Then Came a Brutal Attack

  5. CBS - Surveillance Video Shows Brutal San Francisco Assault That Fatally Injured 84-Year-Old Man

  6. ABC - ‘We’re being scapegoated’: Asians and Asian Americans speak out against spate of violence

  7. SF Chronicle - Teenager suspected in killing of 84-year-old S.F. man pleads not guilty

  8. SF Gate - An elderly San Francisco man was killed in a 'brutal' attack. His family says it was a racist act

  9. Fox KTVU - Family of 84-year-old killed in SF believe attack was racially motivated

  10. SF Examiner - Teen facing murder pleads not guilty in death of elder

Case & Legal Coverage

  1. Man accused of fatally shoving Vicha Ratanapakdee enters preliminary hearing 

  2. Grim details in killing of 84-year-old Thai grandfather recounted in S.F. court, one year after the attack 

  3. Suspect appears in court for fatal shoving attack on elderly Thai immigrant in SFs Anza Vista 

  4. Vicha Ratanapakdee family, friends rally on 500th day since his killing; hearing begins in SF 

  5. Preliminary hearing for suspect charged in deadly attack on elderly Asian man

  6. Grandpa Vicha’s Case Will Proceed to Trial with Murder Charge

  7. Prosecutors Continue to Open Evidence Against the Defendant in the Attack on Vicha Ratanapakdee 

  8. Teen facing murder pleads not guilty in death of elder

  9. https://a26.asmdc.org/press-releases/20240409-evan-low-bill-prosecute-package-thieves-passes-assemblys-committee-public 

  10. https://seadcenter.org/press-seadc-and-supervisor-catherine-stefani-introduces-a-resolution-to-rename-sonora-lane-in-the-anza-vista-neighborhood-to-vicha-ratanapakdee-way/

  11. https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/23/vicha-justice-delayed/

  12. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/delays-case-san-francisco-vicha-ratanapakdee

Asian Justice Rallies

  1. U.S. Cities March On 1st Anniversary Of Thai Grandfathers Killing

  2. SF Marks 1st Anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdees Killing

  3. San Francisco Marks 1st Anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee's Killing

  4. Asian Justice Rallies Held Nationwide In Remembrance Of Thai Man Who Was Killed One-Year Ago Today 

  5. Chinatown Residents Rally for Justice Following Anti-Asian Attacks 

  6. Marches in L.A., Bay Area and elsewhere call for end to anti-Asian hate 

  7. Asian Justice Rally in SF highlighting Asian victims of violence amid alarming spike

  8. A year after 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was assaulted during his walk, San Franciscans march against anti-Asian violence

  9. Protesters denounce anti-Asian hate in Lower Manhattan rally

  10. Daughters Asks for Justice and Healing as Grandpa Vicha’s Case Moves Closer to Trial

  11. We’re Going to Keep His Story Alive: Mural Honors Elderly Asian Man Killed in SF Attack

  12. Vicha Ratanapakee, Face of Stop Asian Hate, Gets a New Mural in San Francisco Chinatown

  13. Asian For Justice Rallies In California Brings Attention To Anti-Asian Hate Crimes And Violence – AsAmNews

  14. Rallies in L.A., other cities decry anti-Asian hate on anniversary of killing

  15. As violent attacks rise, some Asians in the US say they are afraid to go out - others plan to move away

  16. One year anniversary of the mural, honoring 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee

Opinion

  1. CAPAC Members Mourn the Loss of Vicha Ratanapakdee and Condemn Continuing Spike in Violence Against Asian Americans

  2. Marina Times: The long impact of the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee

  3. NY Times: Why Was Vicha Ratanapakdee Killed?

  4. https://scotscoop.com/the-web-of-misinformation/

Media (Videos)

  1. San Francisco Court Accepts Bail for Murder Suspect Vicha Ratanapakdee

  2. Asian Justice Rally - San Francisco

  3. Memorial marks 3 years since deadly San Francisco attack on ‘Grandpa Vicha 

  4. ‘He must be proud of me: Honoring ‘Grandpa Vicha 3 years after he was killed 

Social Media

  1. 化悲痛為動力泰裔女子格局宏大 

  2. Daughter of Murdered Grandpa Vicha Appointed to SF Immigrant Rights Commission | EMS 

  3. The Challenge of Prosecuting a Hate Crime | EMS 

  4. ‘Go Back to Your Country’ Shouted Suspect as She Pepper Sprayed Victim | EMS 

  5. Asian justice rally in commemoration of the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, held simultaneously in NYC, Philly, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and San Francisco on the same day. 

  6. We stood today with the #AsianJusticeRally to #StopAsianHate and honor the victims. I’m proud in 2021 we passed legislation to combat the surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans. We won’t stop working

Vicha Ratanapakdee Way Street Renaming

  1. Families of Victims of Anti-Asian Violence Speak Out in New PBS Documentary - KQED

  2. Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March | Full Documentary | PBS

  3. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-grandpa-vicha-street-renaming/3018828/?amp=1

  4. https://sfstandard.com/community/new-sf-street-signs-honor-grandpa-vicha/

  5. https://abc7news.com/vicha-ratanapakdee-way-san-francisco-anza-vista-neighborhood-crime-street-renamed/12286678/

  6. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-street-renamed-after-attack-victim-vicha-ratanapakdee/

  7. https://news.yahoo.com/san-francisco-street-walked-vicha-183658305.html

  8. https://www.yahoo.com/now/vicha-ratanapakdee-san-francisco-renames-185515994.html

  9. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/us/san-francisco-street-renaming-asian-victim-reaj/index.html

  10. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-street-renamed-for-beloved-Grandpa-17480650.php

  11. https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-city/new-vicha-ratanapakdee-way-commemorates-beloved-thai-grandfather-killed-in-2021/article_5067d14c-4276-11ed-aa43-33793984ee12.html

  12. https://nextshark.com/san-francisco-street-walked-by-vicha-ratanapakdee-is-renamed-after-him/amp/

  13. https://www.sfstairways.com/stairways/vicha-ratanapakdee-way/

  14. https://joysauce.com/vicha-ratanapakdee/

  15. Vicha Ratanapakdee Way Street Renaming Ceremony

  16. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CjL4be6I8sR/?igshid=ZWFiZDJlMTg=

Thai Media

  1. ชุมชนไทยเตรียมรวมตัวแสดงพลัง ติดตามคดี ‘วิชา รัตนภักดี’ 

  2. อัยการเดินหน้าเปิดหลักฐานเอาผิดจำเลยคดีทำร้าย ‘วิชา รัตนภักดี’ 

  3. 1 ปี วิชา รัตนภักดี เสียชีวิตและความรุนแรงที่ยังไม่หมดไป 

  4. เปิดแล้ว ถนน ‘วิชา รัตนภักดี’ ในซานฟรานฯรำลึกเหยื่อความรุนแรงชาวเอเชีย

2 year anniversary

  1. 2 Years Later: Remembering Vicha Ratanapakdee

  2. 2 Years Later: San Francisco Mourns ‘Grandpa Vicha, Other Victims of Anti-Asian Violence

  3. 2 Years Later: Remembering Vicha Ratanapakdee

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