Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Indiana AAPIs fear being targeted 6 months after Chinese-American student was stabbed

By Rong Xiaoqing. Ethnic Media Services.

AAPI Americans in Indiana say an attack on a Chinese student in Bloomington earlier this month created a stronger sense of solidarity within the community.

Indiana AAPIs fear being targeted 6 months after knife attack on Chinese-American student
Above: Michelle Waugh-Dahl and NAPAWF Co-President Melissa Borja in front of Waugh-Dahl's home in Franklin, Indiana. (Credit: Rong Xiaoqing)

Anne Watkins says the Jan. 11 stabbing of an 18-year-old Chinese-American student allegedly by Billie Davis, 56, who is white, fundamentally changed her perception of the city she calls home.