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They were targeting Asians

Two or three suspicious cars trolled the street at night while my friend and I (Asian females, late 20s, early 30s) were taking a walk. One car stopped from afar and the driver (man) got out began yelling, another (man, 20-40 years old) stopped us on the street and asked if we lived here. As we approached my friend’s house, two young boys came up to us. One pointed a gun with a laser at our heads and demanded us to hand everything over. They took phones and keys and a bag. The police told us that this had been happening all day (perhaps for a while), and they were targeting Asians because they tended to be richer, have more cash on hand, less likely to report the incidents, and less likely to fight back.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation's members are: Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), and Advancing Justice - Chicago.