Arizona woman assaults students for speaking Mandarin

22-year-old Kalie Rutledge punched Xiaolin Shi for speaking Chinese on the light rail.



The hell? People apparently can't even speak Chinese in public in Arizona without the threat of violence. In Tempe, a woman was arrested for assaulting two students after she heard them speak Mandarin on the light rail.

Asian Couple assaulted in Tempe for speaking Mandarin on light rail, Kalie Rutledge arrested

Police say 22-year-old Kalie Rutledge was riding on the Metro Light Rail on May 20 when she heard Arizona State University student Xiaolin Shi speaking to a friend in Mandarin. She apparently took issue with this.

Rutledge reportedly told them, "I don't speak Chinese, shut the fuck up!" and "Bitch, go f---ing back to China."

Learn about the Health Insurance Marketplace in Chinese

White House hosting Mandarin in-language Google Hangout on January 23, 3:00pm ET

To inform the AAPI community about access to health coverage through the Affordable Care Act and the new Health Insurance Marketplace, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has been hosting a series of Google Hangouts in AAPI languages. Previous Hangouts have been presented in Korean and Vietnamese.

The next Hangout is in Mandarin, happening Thursday, January 23 at 3:00pm ET.

There will be a live question and answer period with Mandarin-speaking representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will respond to your questions and provide information on how to obtain health care coverage through the new Marketplace.

Here are some more details about the upcoming Hangout, in both English and Chinese: