The bias verbal assault and the 2 men who defended them brought back a sense of deja vu for me. I never really spoken about this .  About 30 years ago, It happened to me on a MTA bus in Brooklyn.  Luckily, nothing violent happened because of it.  I still remember parts of what happened. I don’t remember the exact details. I believe we were coming back from Bensonhurst back to Bay Ridge.  Basically, some white teenagers were verbally abusing us and especially me. they used words like “chink†and “gookâ€.  It was  scary and humiliating at the same time.  I was scared shitless.  I think subconsiously  it made me feel that I didn’t belong here in this country. ( “I wasn’t an American.â€)  In many ways, I moved on from this.  However, it still haunts me.  Everyday , I see the news it haunts me.Â
I want to send my condolences to the families of those who defended the muslim victims in Portland. They did the right thing.Â