D.G. Martin: I was wrong about violence toward Asians
D.G. Martin A few years ago, I ignored a friendâs question about whether there was a risk of violence to Asians in North Carolina. That was a mistake. My friend, Don Mar, grew up in the Chinese community in San Francisco and has lived in the Bay Area all his life. I met him more than 60 years ago when he and I were working summer jobs at a Green Giant pea cannery in eastern Washington state. He was Chinese American and we shared a Presbyterian connection. He was very nice and talkative. So, we hit it off. He told me that, if I ever came to San Francisco, I should look him up ...