Reading Reflection #5: Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence

Wingyan Yuen
Section A01
Reading: "Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence" by Darrell Y. Hamamoto

I'm very shock after reading this article by Darrell Y. Hamamoto. I have always known that there  are murders that specifically targeting Asian Americans and other people of color, but little do I know that the real situation is far beyond discrimination. It's the post-War affect and the "role played by yellow women in the sociopath imaginations of white sex criminals."

Most of the killers mentioned in the article are war veterans and had developed a hatred/obsession towards Asians and other people of color. I find it necessary of the government to have a step back on the war of American Empire while they should spend more time on evaluating soldiers' mental state after the war and before they return to civilization.

Question: Do you agree that the series of murder targeting Asian Americans and other people of color are the by-product of expanding the American Empire?