#DearFilipinoAmericans,

Yesterday, on my public Facebook page , I posted a picture of a sign from California circa late 1920s, which read "Get rid of all Filipinos or we'll burn this town down." I wrote brief comparisons of Charlottesville to Watsonville, citing that Fermin Tobera was killed in 1930 in the Watsonville Riots and Joseph Ileto was killed in 1999. While many Filipino Americans appreciated my parallels of history, some accused me of "inciting violence or spreading fake news. Others proclaimed they've never experienced racism or that most Filipinos do not experience any racism either. Others said I'm living in the past, with some even claiming that their best friends are White.