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Hundreds gather at Seattle park to protest attacks on Asian Americans

Mar 13, 2021, 9:10 PM

Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Auburn city council member Chris Stearns speaks at a rally in Seattle's Hing Hay Park on Saturday. (Rod Mar Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) King County Executive Dow Constantine speaks at the rally in Hing Hay Park on Saturday. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Former Washington state Governor Gary Locke speaks at the rally in Hing Hay Park on Saturday. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Rally and march at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District in Seattle, WA on March 13, 2021. (Rod Mar) Noriko Nasu, who was randomly attacked last month in the Chinatown-International District, speaks during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Noriko Nasu, who was randomly attacked last month in the Chinatown-International District, speaks during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of action in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Gary Locke, a former Governor of Washington and former U.S. Ambassador to China, speaks while holding a sign as demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Debra Erdene becomes emotional while addressing demonstrators in the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators march through the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) A demonstrator with a dog holds a sign as people gather in the Chinatown-International District for a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather in the Chinatown-International District during a "We Are Not Silent" rally and march against anti-Asian hate and bias on March 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Following recent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and across the U.S., rally organizers planned several days of actions in the Seattle area. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Hundreds of people gathered at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District on Saturday to protest attacks on Asian Americans.

A recent attack involved a high school teacher in Seattle.

Several groups, including Friends of Little Saigon and CID Chinatown-International District Community Watch group, attended in support. Former Washington state Governor Gary Locke and former King County Councilmember Larry Gossett also attended.

Several more events are planned for this week, including a rally in Maple Valley on Sunday and a rally at Renton City Hall on Monday.

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