Elderly Asian woman who fought attacker donates nearly $1m from GoFundMe

Fundraiser was created to cover Xiao Zhen Xie's medical expenses after she was punched in San Francisco

An elderly Asian woman who received nearly $1m on GoFundMe after she fought back against someone randomly attacking her is planning to donate all of the money to her community to fight racism, her family has announced.

The violent incident against Xiao Zhen Xie was one of many recent attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in America. Stop AAPI Hate tracked nearly 3,800 discriminatory incidents that occured against this community from 19 March 2020 to 28 February 2021.