Racist graffiti left in Oakland’s Chinatown market investigated as hate crime – CBS San Francisco

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OAKLAND (CBS SF / BCN) – Tony Cheung, owner of New Tin’s Market in Oakland Chinatown for 20 years, said he was stunned when he glanced at the wall outside his business and that he was confronted with racist graffiti.

It has been at least 15 years or more since its market was targeted.

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“I noticed something written on the wall and hesitated to do something – it shocked me,” Cheung told the East Bay Times

Oakland Police said the incident was being investigated as a hate crime. The vandalism occurred between 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Officers were looking for and collecting any video footage that might have captured the violation. Anyone with more information has been asked to call the Oakland Police Department’s General Crime Unit at (510) 238-3728.

Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan said officials cannot “tolerate this ignorant and disrespectful behavior.”

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“We have to work together to tackle these problems,” he said. “We do not tolerate this ignorant and disrespectful behavior which leads to senseless violence. It hits me deep inside and I’m angry beyond words. Today we must take initiatives without hesitation.

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