Story and photos by Adam Chau, AsAmNews
MINNEAPOLIS-Less than a year since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was unarmed, by Brooklyn Center police on April 11, 2021, has angered and frustrated communities around the state.
AsAmNews reached out to members in the local Minnesota AAPI community for their perspective and thoughts on the shooting of Daunte Wright.
David Mura: Novelist, poet, playwright, performer, teacher, and long standing activist in the Twin Cities. David is the recipient of multiple awards and honors including two NEA and two Bush Foundation Fellowships.
“Watching the video of Daunte Wright being shot and killed and the videos of George Floyd’s arrest and murder, I keep thinking: If only the police had said to Daunte and George, ‘Take a breath, relax. We’re not here to hurt you. It will be all right.’ But then they would have had to look at Daunte and George as fellow citizens, as innocent b