(San Diego, California) November 12, 2021 – Jose Serra, a 71-year-old Filipino elder, was gruesomely attacked by a random man with a knife on November 3, 2021 in El Cajon near the city of San Diego. While Mr. Serra miraculously survived the attack, he is currently in critical condition and recovering from his injuries at a local hospital.
Mr. Serra was on his commute to work when he was attacked by a random bystander who followed him after he left a trolley station. After the attack, the suspect fled the scene, possibly with Mr. Serra’s backpack. Mr. Serra was found by another random bystander.
Andrew Amorao, Region Chair of the NaFFAA San Diego/Imperial Region, recently updated our community on Mr. Serra’s condition. “I just spoke with Todd Jones, Mr. Serra’s friend and organizer of a GoFundMe fundraiser set up to help Mr. Serra with medical expenses. He said that Manong Jose is in good spirits and is talking. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly to him. Manong Jose lives in San Diego in a studio apartment at Father Joe’s Village. We plan on meeting soon to go over Manong’s road to recovery and what resources he may need.”
“We call on our Filipino community to look after our elderly. We ask for help from those who are able to donate to Tatay Jose Serra’s GoFundMe link. We pray for Tatay Jose’s speedy recovery. NaFFAA asks for help from our elected leaders and local authorities in El Cajon to find the suspect, and we call for increased protection for our elderlies in the area,” he added.
The GoFundMe campaign set up for Mr. Serra can be found here and is open to anyone who would like to donate.
Since 1997, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) has been the standard-bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the four million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA is the largest non-partisan, non-profit organization and national affiliation of Filipino American institutions, umbrella organizations, and individuals. Its fourteen-member regions cover the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands.
