“I am so fortunate to be able to live another day to tell my story,” Chan told CNN.As president of the neighborhood’s chamber of commerce, Chan has closely seen how the Covid-19 pandemic and the wave of attacks on older Asians are keeping customers away. While police arrested a suspect, Chan says the April 29 incident motivated him even more to join a community foot patrol group.From coast to coast, volunteer groups have emerged in the past year to patrol