{"id":1485,"date":"2021-06-03T19:54:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-583903-1890774.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2021-09-02T21:55:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T01:55:17","slug":"woman-raises-over-100k-to-pay-for-asian-americans-taxi-rides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/2021\/06\/03\/woman-raises-over-100k-to-pay-for-asian-americans-taxi-rides\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Raises Over $100K to Pay for Asian-Americans\u2019 Taxi Rides"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A woman has raised over $100,000 in just two days to pay for taxi rides for Asian Americans, after constantly seeing news reports about the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.<\/p>\n

Maddy Park, a resident of New York City, felt scared seeing the spike in hate crimes across the country, and especially in New York.<\/p>\n

She told ABC News\u2019 New York City station WABC<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cLast week I took the train. It was a 30-minute commute and I realized every minute of that commute I was terrified. I was scared that any moment in time someone might say a racial slur or attack me. Worst of all I thought that if something were to happen to me, nobody would stand up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience made Park consider using a taxi to get around. But she knew that while she<\/em> could afford a taxi, many others in New York City — especially Asian American women and seniors — could not. So with $2,000 of her own money, and with the help of some friends, she started an Instagram page called @CafeMaddyCab<\/strong><\/a> with the purpose of paying for cab rides for the community.<\/p>\n

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