After being targeted and victimized by African-American teenagers in a series of recent attacks, especially in the wake of the death of Tian Sheng Yu, 59, members of the Bay Area Chinese American community have reacted angrily to the violence.
Last Tuesday, Yu died from severe injuries after being beaten by two 18-year-old African-American men in Oakland on April 16, Friday. Yu had confronted them for attacking his 27-year-old son earlier.
The Chinese community is very angry, said Cindy Yip, anchor of Sing Tao Chinese Radio, one of the most popular Chinese radio stations in the Bay Area. Yip said that since these attacks, many listeners have called in to her show to voice their concerns and share their experiences of similar attacks or robberies in the streets and public transit in San Francisco and Oakland. However, Chinese elected officials have been virtually silent on the issue. (Source: Vivian Po, New America Media, Apr 26, 2010)