- All right, y'all.
I'm back with Olivia Munn.
Give it up! (audience claps and cheers)
We have a lot of fun with Olivia here,
but, we do wanna talk about something serious today
and reported violence against Asians
has skyrocketed in our country.
I would like to be helpful in changing that.
Because I think it's incredibly ignorant
and it's incredibly, just hateful.
And I feel like we've had our fill of hate.
(audience claps)
I don't know if anybody else is with me on that,
but, how have you been dealing with this
and how's your family been dealing with this?
It's definitely been really tough and exhausting,
especially when you see it happen
to people who are really close to you.
But, I will say that one, there is a group chat
that I'm part of of other Asian-Americans that are...
We're really trying to help amplify this.
And, that's been great to have that support system,
but, also seeing the world get up
and having you do this segment and talk about it,
it just means a lot to us
and to our people and makes us feel safer.
I know that it's helping get the awareness out
also to other Asians that may not even really...
A lot of...
One of my...
This one woman named Linda Tow, her mother Nancy Tow
was in New York and was attacked
and had her nose smashed in.
- What?!
- Yeah, and so I reached out to her
and became friends with her.
And, I was talking to her about it,
and she was saying, like,
because her mother doesn't speak English,
she wasn't even aware about these attacks
against Asian-Americans.
So, the fact that we're amplifying this,
I know not only is bringing awareness to our allies
and people that we need to help us amplify this message,
but, it's also putting out the word to other Asians
in our country to say like, "Hey, you know we're
in danger right now, be on the lookout, you know,
make sure you're always, you know,
aware of your surroundings and be careful."
- Yeah.
- And, hate crimes against Asians
have been going on for a long time.
As you know, the most intractable problems in our country
are, like, gun violence, racism, and misogyny, you know?
So, like, if you are part of a marginalized group,
in our country, you know, you have experienced some sort
of hate crime or racism.
And, we're not safe right now.
And, that's the really scary thing.
At first, they were going after a lot of elderly Asians
and the elderly Asian people, you know, my mother,
my grandparents, who are no longer with us,
but, our generations' grandparents, they came to America.
And, as immigrants, they really were conditioned
to be quiet, keep their head down.
So, there's a lot of under-reporting going on
because they don't want to cause more waves.
They don't want anyone to make a fuss over them.
And, also, there's a huge language barrier.
So, when they wanna go to the police station and report,
a lot of people don't know what they're saying.
They can't unders...
There's not somebody there that speaks their language.
So, a lot of under-reporting goes on.
So, a lot of people didn't really know what was happening
because so much under-reporting.
- Yeah, people just are afraid to even say anything.
- Yeah, so, now we're talking about, and people know,
and, you know, President Biden has taken public stances
against it and that's been really meaningful for our people.
And a lot of other Asian people have gotten up
and spoken about it and also our allies
and that's been really important.
So, that's why we've seen this, like, astronomical rise
in hate crimes against Asian-Americans.
And so, we do need help.
- I heard it was like over a thousand percent
in some places.
- It's like, 1900% increase in just a year,
in just the city of New York.
- Wow! - Yeah.
And then that's just 1900...
almost 2000% increase in hate crimes.
I mean, it's crazy.
It's like, but, right now, there's so many people that are
aware of it now.
We're amplifying that message
and getting more people like yourself to talk about it,
so that people know this is happening.
- And if you see this happening, like an obvious,
if you see something like this happening, speak up.
Like, don't put yourself in danger, by any means,
but, somebody else is in danger.
So, maybe look around and get other people to join you
and being like, "This is wrong."
- Right. And at the very least, something that's very
important is-
- [Kelly] Report it.
- Report it.
Yes, a hundred percent
and also get your cameras out, get your phones out.
We all have cameras on our phones, get your phones out.
Start recording.
That happened with my friend, Sam,
who was a bystander who watched what happened to his mother.
And, because we had these great pictures,
we're able to get the NYPD to put out wanted posters
and then post it on social media.
And then, that guy was found and arrested.
So, we had pictures from a bystander.
So, if you're there and you're afraid to say something,
because sometimes it is really scary.
There's these really violent attacks happen.
- And people get in shock.
People...
Literally, I've heard people go in shock and they're like,
"I don't know why I didn't.
I just was in shock that it was happening."
- Yeah. So get out...
If the least you can do is just
get out your phone and record it.
- Yeah.
(groans)
Well, back in February, as Olivia mentioned,
the mom of Olivia's friend was the victim of an attack
and the suspect might have gotten away,
if Olivia didn't use her social media to help
police track him down.
Here to talk about what happened is Olivia's friend, Sam.
Hi, Sam.
- Hey, guys.
How's it goin'?
- Oh, it's going all right.
I have to tell you first and foremost,
those glasses are rockin'.
I like 'em. (Kelly and Olivia laugh)
- Thank you.
- Well, can you tell us what happened with your mama?
- Yeah, absolutely.
So, she was standing in line for bakery,
ready to get her some baked goods.
And, she asked a man in front of her whether he was in line.
Turned out, he was.
But, he started getting very aggressive,
to a point where he made contact with her.
My mom sort of freaked out a bit, backed up,
tried to get her pepper spray just in case.
The man then went inside the...
was inside the bakery and grabbed two boxes.
I believe were plastic spoons and maybe tissues.
Chucked it at her, missed, think he was pretty pissed off.
And my mom had her spray ready.
I don't think she was able to get him.
And, he ultimately shoved her relatively hard
where she then hit one of the middle stands
that were on the sidewalk.
And, she passed out from that.
- I don't understand how people have such a
lack of respect for humanity, for any human.
That's...
And I can't...
God, especially an older woman, like, what's wrong with you?
- If you see the video, his mother was shoved so violently
that she was horizontal in the air
and her feet were flailing.
I've seen the pictures.
Sam sent it to me, of what happened to her head.
She was knocked unconscious,
'cause she hit this metal newspaper stand.
The gash is about this big
and it took like about 10 stitches or so.
And, they're just massive, through the middle of her head.
- It's insane to me that it happens.
And, I'm so sorry for your mom,
And, I'm so sorry for you having to do this.
But, I'm so thankful that, once again,
that you used your spotlight, you used that, you know,
whatever celebrity power you wanna call it
and you do use it to find people like this
and reprimand them and punish them because it's not right.
Can you tell us about how you used your social media,
you know, status to kind of do that?
- So, I found out from our mutual friend
and about what happened to Sam's mom
and got the pictures, got in touch with Sam right away.
And, I actually DM'd the NYPD on Instagram.
And, I was like, "Hey, this happened to my friend.
My friend's mom.
These are the pictures of the guy taken by a bystander.
Can you help us put out like a wanted poster
and amplify it?"
And, they were right on top of it.
They had a wanted poster that they put out on Twitter
and Instagram, and then we retweeted it, amplified it.
And, by the very next morning,
I got a DM from the NYPD saying, because of social media,
we were able to find this guy and he was arrested.
- Wow.
- [Olivia] Yeah, it was amazing.
- See, I like you telling that story
so everybody can hear it (audience claps)
and find out how you can get it done.
Our next guest is leading the charge to protect residents
and business owners in a community vulnerable
to these actions of hate in San Francisco's Chinatown.
From the United Peace Collaborative, please welcome,
Leanna, everybody.
(audience claps)
- Hello.
- Hi, Leanna.
Me, Olivia, and Sam.
- Hi, Leanna
- Hi.
Wow, what an honor to be here.
- Oh.
Well Leanna, tell us about the United Peace Collaborative.
- So, when the pandemic started,
we heard political leaders use words like,
"Kung Flu", "China Virus", "Wuhan Virus,"
words that are racially charged.
I was really, really concerned about this
because of the history of the Chinese-Americans in America.
And, I knew that, because,
there are ignorant people out there.
They will use these words to target us,
which actually happened.
And, that's why, you see now the FBI actually has
over 4,000 reports of hate crimes
or hate-related crimes against Asian-Americans.
I spent some time in the United States Army
and also worked for the Sacramento Fire Department.
And, when I heard these things,
I talked to my fiancé and said,
"We need to do something about this.
We can't just sit at home and keep watching the news."
So, we started going out to San Francisco Chinatown
and started patrolling.
And, the thing about the attackers is that
they always look for people who can't defend themselves.
There are 35,000 residents in San Francisco Chinatown
and 80% of them are over 65.
And, most of them do not speak English.
So, this makes San Francisco Chinatown,
one of the most vulnerable neighborhoods
in the United States.
- Well, first, I wanna say,
thank you so much for your service.
And, secondly, what do patrols look like?
Like what happens?
- So, we started patrolling last March.
It just started with just four of us.
It was myself, my fiance, a Marine officer
and a Navy officer.
And, now it has grown to 60 people.
So, we're getting bigger and bigger.
And, today, we just had a training session,
right where I'm at right now.
And, they're out patrolling,
as I'm speaking to you right now.
So, what we do is we observe, record, and report.
So, if we see something that's suspicious,
something that's going on,
we take out our phones and we start recording.
And, if they actually commit a crime, then we contact 911
and pretty much someone to ask the police to come in
and help with the situation
because we have a hands-off policy.
We don't touch anybody.
We don't get into fights.
We don't get into confrontations.
We're strictly just observe, record, and report.
And, I'm proud to say that because of our actions,
we have helped the police apprehend over 12 arrests
over the last 12 months, based on the photos
and videos that we used as evidence.
- Sam, you've been doing similar patrols in New York, right?
- Yeah, there's a group in my community called
the Main Street Patrol.
And, I did a patrol with them.
It was pretty great.
We don't work directly with shops.
Oh, well, I can't say we, because,
at the time it was like the first few patrols.
But, they have designated routes
where we go down different streets
and do a back and forth system
along with an app for walkie-talkie
just to make sure everyone is all right.
I was just super grateful
and relieved that everyone is taking action
for our community and that we're protecting our elders.
- Yeah, I mean, both of you, live in Sam, like, you know,
with what Leanne is doing and Sam,
what you are doing as well in New York,
like it's, I can't even...
It's so unfortunate that it has to occur,
that you have to patrol, that you have to do that.
But, at the same time, it's a really beautiful thing
to see a community taking care of their own.
- Well, I think it's so amazing what Leanna has been doing.
So, thank you so much, Leanna.
That's been so amazing, how you've been able to organize
and actually execute the way that you've been doing.
And Sam, I know about Main Street Patrol.
It's on Instagram, @mainstreetpatrol.
And, I'm so proud of him
for getting out there and doing that.
And, honestly, like, you know,
it really is showing us how strong we are
when we are together
and what a community that we really are.
- 100%.
And you forced the leaders to pay attention.
- Right. Yes. - [Kelly] Yeah.
Well, Leanna, we love what you're doing
and we want your efforts to continue.
So, we're gonna give you $10,000 just to help and aid
anything, any way that can help.
(audience claps)
- Thank you, Kelly.
- Yeah, absolutely.
- Oh, my God.
- Oh, gosh, Leanne, if you cry,
my makeup artist is gonna kill me.
I was like, "I won't be able to take it."
- This is my second show with you back-to-back
where I've cried.
You just cry.
- I know.
I love that about this show, though.
I think, you know, the coolest thing
about doing a show like this is, it's fun to have fun
and it's fun to, you know, be light with certain things.
But, to be able to actually help shine a light on things
that are like people in organizations
that are actually making a difference,
is the coolest part of my entire entertainment career.
Nothing will top it.
No award will top it.
No toward nothing will top it.
It's the coolest thing to be able to use that.
- Well, yeah because-
- I know you understand that.
- 100%.
Because, as an actor, you know, we tell stories about people
and as a singer, you sing songs about people
and we can't perform stories about people
and then not care about people.
- 100%
If you have a heart.
- Yes, if you have a heart.
- [Kelly] Yeah, so...