<p>Violence or racism against Asian Americans seems to be ignored all the time.
I was a victim once and I could not ignore this news.</p>
<p>San Francisco’s hidden truth is out. That’s what community organizer Carol Mo calls the realization that Asian residents are being targeted for robberies, burglaries and intimidation
“We love San Francisco,” said the Rev. Norman Fong, a Presbyterian minister. “And we don’t want to do anything to divide the communities. But at the same time, our community is hurting and we feel like our voices are not being heard.”</p>
<p>Pretty hard to make a comment here that won’t light a fire under the political correctness police, who are colorblind except when it comes to affirmative action. When AA’s on the table, all of a sudden every little detail of race-based differences are important.</p>
<p>*City officials, including the Police Department, say these assaults are part of a larger crime picture where gangs of kids take advantage of a vulnerable group of small stature. But Mo participated in a 2008 survey by the Police Department in which about 300 strong-arm robberies were analyzed.
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<p>So, is it believed that Asians are targeted because they are often smaller in size and therefore are vulnerable? Or are they being targeted because they often have cash? Or, is there an anger at their financial success?</p>
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So, is it believed that Asians are targeted because they are often smaller in size and therefore are vulnerable? Or are they being targeted because they often have cash? Or, is there an anger at their financial success?"</p>
<p>From the article, it sounds like thugs are targeting Asians because they are small in stature and aren’t likely to go to the police due to language barriers or other reasons. I’m wondering whether due to cultural reasons, the Asians may be more likely to have cash on them instead of credit cards. </p>
<p>It doesn’t sound to me like the Asians are being robbed because black people hate Asians. Robbers go to where the money is.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, I know Asians who moved from San Francisco to Oakland (where there are, incidentally lots of black people) due to the racism the Asians felt from whites in Frisco. That surprised me because I thought that SF was a model of racial tolerance, but my Asian friends told me that was not their experience.</p>
<p>As one of my employers point out “Exercise your veto power”. If one does not like company, one has veto power to walk out the door. The same goes to place of living, like neighborhood, city, state, country. We also have a veto power in this country (not taken from us yet) to vote the way we want. </p>
<p>As far as certain groups are targetted for violance, you can say it for ANY group whatsoever. Black on black, white on black, black on asian, asian on white, adults on children, teenagers on adults… I can continue forever, and sorry, I know I have missed whole tons of others.</p>
<p>Philadelphia has the same problem in at least one of its public schools, and similar conflicts have been reported in Brooklyn; Quincy, Mass.; and Long Island. An attorney for the Asian American Legal Defense Education Fund believes that new communities [Asian American] settling in established neighborhoods [black, Hispanic] change the dynamic and create tension.</p>
<p>Below are excerpts from an article on the problems in South Philadelphia High School:</p>