Olympic athlete Sakura Kokumai targeted in anti-Asian rant at park


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Sakura Kokumai, an Asian American karate athlete who will compete in the Tokyo Olympics, said she was at a park in Orange County, California, when a man began yelling at her and using racial slurs. Kokumai, 28, captured part of the incident on her cellphone and shared the video on her Instagram page. She said she usually likes to keep her social media positive but felt it was important to share what happened "so we can protect each other." In the video, a man yells at Kokumai and calls her a loser. "Go home. Stupid b----," he says. He then...