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| driving to downtown LA, 2012 |
Here is a special 70 minute documentary on YouTube “We
Need to Talk about Anti-Asian Hate”, written and directed by Eugene Lee Yang..
His film discusses the 1991 killing of Latasha
Harlins, by a manager at a Korean store in Los Angeles, and the subtle effect
it had of diving POC minorities for a time. After Rodney King’s killing in 1991 and the acquittal
of the policeman, Korean-American businesses became targets of looting. The Oscar
nominated documentary short “A Love Song for Natasha”, on Netflix is mentioned in the film (Esquire review).
He has a featured YouTube creator essay today by the
same name here.
I simply never encounter this personally. There is an element of our society that is
very tribal and very gullible and influenced by slogans (as from the mouth of
former president Donald Trump).
One of the main grocery businesses in Arlington VA,
the Westover Market, which has a bar and book-reading events (though not during
the pandemic) and runs charity events and concerts outdoors is run by a Korean-American
(mixed) family.
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