Yelper brings #Asianhate to Long Beach restaurant owner

A Vietnamese restaurant owner in Long Beach was threatened in a Yelp review amidst a rise in Asian hate crimes and harassment.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • March 24, 2021
On Friday night, in the middle of a dinner rush, restaurant owner Diana Vu McDonough says a woman with two children walked into her Long Beach restaurant and asked for popcorn chicken. McDonough, who runs Lacquered restaurant with her husband,...
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