| | So initially we were supposed to have our regular young adult service and a prayer meeting afterwards for the VA tragedy but I received a voicemail saying that it got canceled. I called back one of the members at my church and asked her why it got canceled and she said someone (or it could be more than 1 person.. I don't know.) put a newspaper article about the VA shootings on our church van windshield and wrote "A Korean killed Americans. Why?" At first I thought they vandalized our van by egging it and breaking the windows but I heard the van was fine except there was a message on the windshield. Our pastor decided it would be wise to cancel the service for the sake of our safety since we do have it much later in the evening. I also heard Dallas Korean Schools canceled classes temporarily just to be cautious of the "backlash". Now I can sort of understand how the Muslims might have felt after 9/11. So far I haven't experienced any "backlash" at my work thankfully even though I'm the only Asian teacher at the school. However, one of my former parents asked me where I was from when he ran into me in the hallway. As soon as he asked me that question, I started to feel a little nervous because it was the following day of the VA tragedy. So I initially thought he asked me that because he wanted to know if I was a Korean. Well, he told me he was going to China the next day with his wife for a vacation and wanted to know if I was Chinese. After he said that, I felt kind of silly for actually fearing a "backlash". However, now I feel like maybe my feelings of fear are legitimate after hearing about the message that was posted on our van and the stories of "backlashing" in other Korean communities. I just find it sad that these things are actually happening and hope that it will subside soon. |
| | Posted 4/20/2007 7:56 PM - 2 comments
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