today a street will be renamed in honor of vicha ratanapakdee. suz s takes a look. >> this symbolizes the coming together of the community to support a man who lived a beautiful life and had a tragic ending. it could have been any one of our grand father. >> vicha ratanapakdee was brutally attacked in broad daylight last year pushed to the ground hit his head and ultimately died from the injuries. the accused 21 attacker is behind bars. many continue to fight for justice and acknowledge the crimes the communities face. >> i feel like we have to do something about this. >> mark young is withstand for asians. >> our community has been the most affected and it is a chance to come together to fight injustice. >> with the help of several groups, this will be renamed and become vicha ratanapakdee way. the actual attack was about two blocks from here. this is the area where he would do his walks. >> he was coming home from a morning walk a day like today and it was a heinous attack. this has to stop. >> the hope that renaming a street after vicha ratana

we begin tonight in san francisco where a powerful memorial was unveiled today to honor vicha ratanapakdee. he was killed in an unprovoked attack while walking home in january of last year. this has become a flashpoint in