Aki Maehara, 71. a professor in the History Department at East Los Angeles College, is struggling to recover from injuries suffered in an apparent Montebello hate crime attack while the perpetrators remain at large.
A Go Fund Me page (www.gofundme.com/f/Victim-of-Hate-Attack-Aki-Maehara-Needs-Our-Help) established by Maehara’s friend Glorya Cabrera includes Maehara’s statement:
“On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, while biking back to my house, I saw headlights behind me. I turned to check and saw a car coming right at me. I turned toward the curb to find a driveway to avoid being hit…