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I don't think it was a coincidence

August 28, 2023  /  Louise Liu

I recently went to a Pho restaurant. I noticed that their windows were boarded up. Then also noticed that the Teriyaki restaurant in the same strip mall had their windows smashed in as well. Those were the only two businesses that were damaged this way. The Teriyaki restaurant owner said the night before, someone rammed a shopping cart into her restaurant and stole $170 from the till. There are other restaurants and stores in this strip mall. I don't think it was a coincidence that the only two Asian food restaurants were damaged.

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