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Recipients Of Racist Letter Sent To Asian-Run Business Are Urged To Contact Local Authorities
Copies of this letter have reportedly been sent to different Asian-run businesses in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
A racist anonymous letter that's been sent to Asian-run businesses around California refers to Asians as "nasty, ugly, smelly, disgusting, pancake face, stir-fry cockroach eaters, dog/cat eaters, toe nail cleaners, raw monkey brain eaters."
Authorities are urging anyone receiving the letter to contact local law enforcement. It's the latest in a series of disturbing attacks. The letter arrives just days after the attack on Atlanta-area spas that killed eight, including six women of Asian descent.
A different racist anti-Asian letter was also sent in recent days to a resident of Leisure World in Seal Beach. A Korean American widow received the letter days after her husband died, with the writer saying his death "makes it one less Asian to put up with in Leisure World."
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