The call for help in Oakland’s Vietnamese community is getting louder after a recent brazen attempt to steal an ATM machine.
When she was called to her store on International Boulevard, at 4 a.m., she found her front door shattered and a huge chain on the ground.The attempted robbery of the store ATM machine is a big financial loss but the store owner says she is robbed every single day.She is just one of about 150 small business owners who are feeling ignored by the city of Oakland. Little Saigon is experiencing an uptick in violent crime.
There’s even a recent video of a woman being dragged alongside a car while she was trying to hold on to her property. “Many people feel like we left our countries with nothing on our back. It's been nearly 40 years and we’re still invisible we’re treated as second class citizens,” said Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Tran, who sent out a letter on Saturday, begging the mayor and city leaders for help. “Even though we pay our taxes like everyone else, we don’t receive the services like everyone else in the city,” said Tran.
Oakland’s Chinatown has gotten a lot of attention when it comes to violent attacks in the area. Businesses in Little Saigon want the same.
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