Karen Fukuhara, best known for her appearances in The Boys on Amazon Prime Video and David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, took to Instagram on Wednesday to raise awareness about a racially motivated assault she experienced.
According to Fukuhara, the American actress of Asian (Japanese) descent stated that an unknown man punched her in the back of the head outside of an unidentified café as part of an anti-Asian hate crime.
According to Karen Fukuhara, the assault came out of nowhere
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Fukuhara, who documented the occurrence with a series of three Instagram photographs, stated that she was physically healthy. She began her speech by saying:
“Today, a man struck me in the head (I’m physically fine), and this must end. We women, Asians, and the elderly need your help.”
The actress, who rarely discusses her personal life, revealed that a man struck her on the back of the head as she walked to a coffee shop.
She stated that the assault was completely unexpected and that she had never even made eye contact with the perpetrator before the incident.
Fukuhara stated that she was doing nothing out of the ordinary and was caught off guard by the incident since her hat fell off after being assaulted.
Fukuhara was afraid of the culprit and chose not to confront him despite her urge to do so. She stated that the offender must have continued moving after striking her because he was still a few feet away when she turned around.
When she decided to approach him, the assailant apparently approached her, but she stated that “the risk was not worth it.” After a few seconds of staring at one another, the attacker screamed at Fukuhara before leaving.
Despite previous “racist insults and dangerous acts” directed against her, the actress stated that this was the first time she had been physically injured. She continued by explaining why she felt compelled to address the issue:
“I’m writing this because I’ve had conversations with multiracial friends who were unaware that these hate crimes occurred to everyday, regular people – people with whom they share meals. I deemed it essential to raise awareness.”
Fukuhara states that she was fortunate, as the man could have returned to attack her again or been armed. She remarked, “The shock of this situation has me considering taking self-defense classes.”
She expressed concern about women, Asians, and the elderly becoming victims of hate crimes and emphasized the need to hold their perpetrators accountable. Fukuhara closed his remarks by stating:
“However, why must we as “victims” contemplate this? What pleasure do these criminals derive from assaulting women, Asians, and the ELDERLY? They must accept responsibility. What can society do to prevent such horrific crimes?
Over 3,500 commenters, including celebrities, backed her cause
Chace Crawford, Jack Quaid, and Laz Alonso, among others, flooded Fukuhara’s article with sympathetic comments. Olivia Munn, Jay Hernandez, and Jamie Chung have all expressed their discontent with the current state of affairs.
Fukuhara’s supporters include fashion designer Jasmine Chong, Canadian actress Sarah Jeffery, Scottish actress Michelle Gomez, and actresses Perry Mattfeld, Kara Wang, and Colby Minifie.
Fukuhara’s statement was sent on the same day that an elderly Broadway singing instructor, Barbara Maier Gustern, died of brain injury after being pushed to the ground outside her Manhattan apartment by a stranger.
On Friday, a 67-year-old Yonkers, New York, the woman was struck more than 125 times and stepped on seven times by a man who, according to investigators, acted out of anti-Asian bias.
Later, he was accused of assault and attempted murder. In the United States, anti-Asian hate crimes have recently increased. Comparing 2021 to 2020, the Center for the Research of Hate and Extremism concluded that anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 339 percent in 2021.
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