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Gavin Newsom Tuesday and to use one of his favorite phrases, he met the moment, giving a relentlessly upbeat State of the State address that shattered traditions on style, length and location.
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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Haijun Si stands in front of his home as neighbors form a nightly security detail to deter teens who have harassed his family by throwing rocks and yelling racial slurs. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
An Asian American family was being harassed. Now their neighbors stand guard
LOS ANGELES Every night, the neighbors converge on the Si family’s two-story home, which has large windows and an expansive porch adorned with columns.
Some sit in camping chairs in front of the driveway. Others keep watch from their cars or patrol the nearby parks.
The Sis moved to this upscale Ladera Ranch neighborhood a few months ago, with the country deep in the Covid-19 pandemic and hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise.
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Every night, the neighbors converge on the Si family’s two-story home, which has large windows and an expansive porch adorned with columns.
Some sit in camping chairs in front of the driveway. Others keep watch from their cars or patrol the nearby parks.
The Sis moved to this upscale Ladera Ranch neighborhood a few months ago, with the country deep in the COVID-19 pandemic and hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise.
Almost immediately, teenagers swooped in for nightly visits, repeatedly ringing the doorbell, yelling and pounding on the door.
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One told Haijun Si to “go back to your country.” Another called Si’s wife a pejorative slur used to describe a Chinese person. Some threw rocks.
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