A Californian artist whose illustration of a slain Thai man is being used to honor his memory said it’s time to speak up against anti-Asian racism.
After Jonathan D. Chang’s portrait of Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84, became a symbol on social media in recent days, the designer said he was among those infuriated by the apparent act of extreme random violence caught on tape a week ago.
“I felt really disgusted, angry and sad when I saw that video,” Chang told Coconuts Bangkok this morning. “As you know Asians really hold our elders to the highest regard. To see someone attack an 84-year-old grandpa like that really shocked me.”
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