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Fighting over eggrolls

My family moved to South in 1987 and we have dealt with racism on a daily basis. My parents like many Asian-Americans own a business. My parents run a typical small family-run mom and pop restaurant. One day in a very large white man came in to order food. He asked for an egg roll and my father informed him that we were sold out. The man became very angry and called my father all sorts of things and then proceeded to throw bottles of condiments at him. My father asked the man to leave and then called the police. The man became even further agitated and tried to punch my father. He couldn't get a punch in because my father was able to quickly move out of the way and then proceeded to run and charge at my father. Little did this poor man know that my father who is slender and not tall had extensive military train and has a black belt in taekwondo. My father out of self-defense flipped, pinned, and then choked out this man until the police came. The people in the neighborhood took video footage of the whole incident and the man was arrested. 

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.