It is what it is?

On September 9, 2009, my grandfather was attacked at Lashbrook Park. According to my uncle, I "lit a fire under the policemen's asses" and that's what it took to get them to do something. As they seemed to be doing their job, I let the rest of it go. It has been nearly 2 months and I have not heard about the other three attackers being caught, arrested, or any leads.

Last week I received a phone call from my aunt about another elderly Asian man that was beaten up at the same location. What's it going to take for there to be a change?

I feel like I should lay low and wait it out, see if anything happens. Another part of me is screaming for me to go out there and do something. I'm tired of the Asian community keeping their mouths shut and not doing anything about it. I'm tired of the police in El Monte disregarding things like this and filing it away. I'm tired of justice not being served.

I want to see change. I just don't know how.

There's the song from John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change. The timing of everything makes me feel like it's time for me to do something. But what?




It's not that we don't care, we just know that the fight ain't fair.