Hello Ms Kim. I grew up in San Francisco in the 60's. I am also Filipino, first generation. I was taught at an early age to have reverence for the black community. On many occasions, it was the black community that reached out to my grandparents when they emigrated over to the US after WWII.

I lived in the Bay Area just in the past year and a half in Daly City, where the are multitudes of Asians. What I observed there was quite unique. What I saw was the "oppressed" becoming the "oppressor." I witnessed that once an Asian person "arrived" in the sense of acquiring a "white" status, wearing lots of labeled clothing, driving high end cars, they start to imitate those who oppressed them when they came to the US. I call it a "cargo cult" mentality. I think what Asian people forget, or other POC's is that we will never be "american" in that sense of the word ( like Andrew Yang) suggested.

I know many of the "racist" tendencies that Asians have towards the black community is very culturally based. We learn from our elders. I know that within my Filipino community, it is very favorable to be born with very light skin. I get this trait from my grandmother, who was Chinese Filipino. it is a given that if you have lighter skin, you will fare better in life.

Whilst living in Daly City, I saw many young people call each other the N-word, thinking it was cool, cute, or funny. I also know that in some Asian cultures, there is the sense of "its none of our business" and keep walking.

I am hopeful that your list of ways to combat anti black racism will be of a constructive nature, however, I believe that most Asians want to "emulate" their white counterparts. It's a feeling of accomplishment, that they have "arrived". And they don't want to change.

Thank you for your time.

Violet Detorres