Nearly $70,000 raised for Asian man attacked while collecting cans, Community Youth Center organizers share

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Sunday, March 8, 2020
Nearly $70,000 raised for Asian man attacked while collecting cans
Organizers met with the Asian man who was attacked while collecting cans to show him that his GoFundMe page raised nearly $70,000.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Asian man who was attacked while collecting can in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood met with the Community Youth Center recently.

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Organizers of the center set up a GoFundMe account and raised $70,000 to help him and his family.

The momentous occasion was captured in a photo and sent to ABC7!

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Two suspects were arrested after a disturbing video surfaced showing the man's assault while collecting recyclables.