Between Gun Violence Stats and Rising Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, I Was Afraid of Chicago. Then I Didn’t Want to Leave

Chongyang Zhang

Chongyang is a freelance writer. His work can be seen in the Fort Worth Report. He is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. Chongyang is from Shenyang, China, but he has been living on the road as a migrant since 2002. He’s lived long-term in Singapore, Seattle, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Between Gun Violence Stats and Rising Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, I Was Afraid of Chicago. Then I Didn’t Want to Leave

Between gun violence stats and rising anti-Asian hate crimes, I was afraid to travel to Chicago. But after just two days, I didn’t want to leave.

September 19, 2022

Chongyang Zhang

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Between Gun Violence Stats and Rising Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, I Was Afraid of Chicago. Then I Didn’t Want to Leave